石鹸

Japanese

Etymology 1
石鹸 (sekken): a bar of handmade soap.
Kanji in this term
石 鹸
せき > せっ
Grade: 1		 けん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
石鹼 (kyūjitai)
石けん

Appears to be from Middle Chinese 石鹼 (MC dzyek keamX, literally “stone + lye; soap”).

Pronunciation

Noun

石(せっ)鹸(けん) • (sekken) 

  1. soap
Descendants
  • → Atayal: sekeng
  • → Bunun: siking
  • → Hakka: 石鹼／石碱 (sa̍k-kién)
  • → Korean: 석감 (石鹼, seokgam)
  • → Kanakanabu: siking
  • → Rukai: sikingi
  • → Taroko: sekeng
  • → Tsou: sekkeng
  • → Yami: siken

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
石 鹸
さぼん
Grade: 1 Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
石鹼 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 石鹸 – see the following entry.
【サボン】
[noun] (uncommon) alternative form of シャボン (shabon): soap
(This term, 石鹸, is an alternative spelling (historical) of the above term.)

Usage notes

This kanji spelling for this reading is historical. This reading is spelled in katakana as サボン in modern usage.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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