舎密

Japanese
Kanji in this term
舎 密
せい
Grade: 5		 み
Grade: 6
irregular
Alternative spelling
舍密 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Dutch chemie. The kanji are ateji (当て字), where 舎 would normally be read as しゃ (sha), and 密 as みつ (mitsu); the first reading is altered and the second reading is noticeably clipped.

Pronunciation

Noun

舎(せい)密(み) • (seimi) 

  1. (obsolete) chemistry

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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