温室効果ガス

温室効果ガス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
温	室	効	果
おん Grade: 3	しつ Grade: 2	こう Grade: 5	か Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Calque of English greenhouse gas, equivalent to 温室効果 (onshitsu kōka, “greenhouse effect”) +‎ ガス (gasu, “gas”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おんしつこーかガ​ス [òńshítsú kóóká gáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [8])
• IPA^(key): [õ̞ɰ̃ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝ ko̞ːka̠ ɡa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

温室効果ガス (hiragana and katakana おんしつこうかガス, rōmaji onshitsu kōka gasu)

1. a greenhouse gas