鹸化

See also: 鹼化 and 碱化

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹸 化
けん
Hyōgaiji
か
Grade: 3
goon kan’on
Alternative spellings
鹼化 (kyūjitai)
けん化
ケン化

Etymology

From 石鹸 (sekken, “soap”). Abbreviated to 鹸 (ken), and suffixed with 化 (ka, “-ification”).

Pronunciation

Noun

鹸(けん)化(か) • (kenka) ←けんくわ (kenkwa)?

  1. saponification

Derived terms

Verb

鹸(けん)化(か)する • (kenka suru) ←けんくわ (kenkwa)?transitive or intransitive suru (stem 鹸(けん)化(か)し (kenka shi), past 鹸(けん)化(か)した (kenka shita))

  1. to saponify

Conjugation

References

  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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