ホウ素

Japanese

ホウ素 (hōso): crystalline elemental boron.

Kanji in this term
素
そ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
硼素 (rare)

Chemical element
B
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Etymology

Compound of 硼 (hō, “borax”) +‎ 素 (so, “element”).[1][2] First used by Ishiguro Tadanori in Kagaku Kunmō in 1870,[3] probably from 蓬(ほう)砂(しゃ)素(そ) (hōshaso) in Seimi Kaisō by Udagawa Yōan, which is a calque of Dutch boraxstof.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) ほーそ [hóꜜòsò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːso̞]

Noun

ホウ素(そ) • (hōso) ^{←はうそ (fauso)^?}

boron, B

Synonyms

ボロン (boron)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Fumiko Kōji, Shōzō Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Hirata, 日本各地の明治中期の理科授業筆記の発見と当時の元素教育

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[3] Fumiko Kōji, Shōzō Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Hirata, 日本各地の明治中期の理科授業筆記の発見と当時の元素教育