下瀬火薬 in Japanese

IPA: [ɕimo̞se̞ ka̠ja̠kɯ̟] Forms: 下瀬火薬 [canonical] (ruby: 下(しも), 瀬(せ), 火(か), 薬(やく)), Shimose kayaku [romanization], simosekwayaku [romanization], しもせくわやく [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 下瀬 (Shimose, surname of the inventor, Japanese naval engineer Shimose Masachika (1860–1911)) + 火薬 (kayaku, “gunpowder”, literally “fire + drug, chemical”). Invented in 1888. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|下瀬|火薬|lit2=fire + drug, chemical|pos1=surname of the inventor, Japanese naval engineer Shimose Masachika (1860–1911)|sort=しもせかやく|t2=gunpowder|tr1=Shimose|tr2=kayaku}} 下瀬 (Shimose, surname of the inventor, Japanese naval engineer Shimose Masachika (1860–1911)) + 火薬 (kayaku, “gunpowder”, literally “fire + drug, chemical”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^しもせかやく|hhira=しもせくわやく}} 下(しも)瀬(せ)火(か)薬(やく) • (Shimose kayaku) ^(←しもせくわやく (simosekwayaku)?)

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"下瀬火薬" meaning in Japanese

Noun