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硝: nitrate

nitrate; saltpeter
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Readings

On
ショウ
Kun
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硝子 is read がらす ('glass', a special reading for the pair); elsewhere ショウ in chemistry and gunpowder words: 硝酸, 硝石, 硝煙.

Key words

硝子がらすglass
硝酸しょうさんnitric acid
硝煙しょうえんgunpowder smoke
硝石しょうせきsaltpeter
窓硝子まどがらすwindow glass

Example sentences

I carelessly cut my finger on a broken piece of glass.

In the science experiment, the teacher gave strict warnings about handling nitric acid.

After the battle, the smell of gunpowder smoke lingered over the field for a long time.

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