ガス

Japanese
Alternative spelling
瓦斯

Etymology

From English gas. The kanji spelling is ateji.

Pronunciation

    Noun

    ガス • (gasu) 

    1. natural gas
    2. gas
    3. a dense thick fog

    Descendants
    • → Min Nan: gá-suh

    References
    1. 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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