可視光線

Japanese
Kanji in this term
可 視 光 線
か
Grade: 5		 し
Grade: 6		 こう
Grade: 2		 せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
可視光線 (kyūjitai)
可視光線 (kashi kōsen): the visible spectrum.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 可視 (kashi, “visible”) +‎ 光線 (kōsen, “light; light ray”).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to roughly 1954.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かしこ​ーせん [kàshí kóꜜòsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][4]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɕi ko̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

可(か)視(し)光(こう)線(せん) • (kashi kōsen) ←かしくわうせん (kasikwausen)?

  1. [from circa 1954] visible light

References
  1. “可視光線”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. “可視光線”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
可視光線

Noun

可視光線 • (gasigwangseon) (hangeul 가시광선)

  1. Hanja form? of 가시광선 (“visible light”).
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