赤外線
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 赤 | 外 | 線 | 
| せき Grade: 1 | がい Grade: 2 | せん Grade: 2 | 
| on’yomi | ||
Etymology
    
From 赤 (seki, “red”) + 外 (gai, “outside”) + 線 (sen, “ray”). Compare Chinese 紅外線/红外线 (hóngwàixiàn).
Noun
    
赤外線 • (sekigaisen) ←せきぐわいせん (sekigwaisen)?
- infrared radiation
- Short for 赤外線通信 (sekigaisen tsūshin, “IR communication”).
Descendants
    
- → Korean: 적외선 (jeogoeseon)
See also
    
- 紫外線 (shigaisen, “ultraviolet radiation”)
References
    
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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