Chinese

Noun

硝石

1. saltpetre

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しょ​うせき [shóꜜòsèkì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) しょうせき [shòósékí] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːse̞kʲi]

Noun

硝石 ‎(hiragana しょうせき, romaji shōseki, historical hiragana せうせき)

1. saltpetre

Derived terms

• チリ硝石 (しょうせき) ‎(chirishōseki, “Chile saltpetre”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3