Japanese

Noun

シャボン ‎(romaji shabon)

1. soap
2. a soap bubble

Derived terms

• シャボン玉 (だま) ‎(shabondama): a soap bubble
• シャボンの木 (き) ‎(shabon no ki): alternate name for 石鹸木 (せっけんぼく, ​sekkenboku): the soap tree, Styrax japonica
• シャボン豆 (まめ) ‎(shabon mame): alternate name for 白小豆 (しろあずき, ​shiro azuki): white adzuki beans, Vigna angularis

See also

• 石鹸, 石鹼, 石けん (せっけん, ​sekken)

References

1. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
2. 1 2 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
3. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
4. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
5. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3