塩基

塩基

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塩	基
えん Grade: 4	き Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

塩 (en, “salt”) +‎ 基 (ki, “base”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) え​んき [éꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) えんき [èńkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

塩基 (hiragana えんき, rōmaji enki)

1. (inorganic chemistry) a base

Derived terms

• 塩 (えん)基 (き)性 (せい) (enkisei, “basicity”)

See also

• 酸 (さん) (san)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN