X線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
線
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of English X-ray, from German X-Strahl, equivalent to X (ekkusu) +‎ 線 (-sen, “ray”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) エックスせん [èkkúsú séń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [e̞k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

X(エックス)線(せん) • (ekkusu-sen) 

  1. X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)
    Synonyms: レントゲン線 (Rentogen-sen), レントゲン (Rentogen)
  2. X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)
    Synonyms: レントゲン線 (Rentogen-sen), レントゲン (Rentogen)
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