煤

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

Possibly related to 炭 (sumi, “cinder; charcoal”).

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 煤 (MC mwoj). Compare modern Min Nan reading bôe.

References

Further reading

• 炭 entry at Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese), regarding a possible connection between 煤 (susu, “soot”) and 炭 (sumi, “cinder; charcoal”)

Hanja

煤 (eumhun 그을음 매 (geueureum mae))

1. hanja form^? of 매 (“soot”)

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 煤 (susu).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) しーし [shìíshí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiːɕi]

Noun

煤(しーし) (shīshi) 

1. soot (fine particles of amorphous carbon and tar)

Etymology

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Noun

煤 (susu) (kana すす)

1. soot (fine particles of amorphous carbon and tar)
   • 711–712, Kojiki, Kuni-yuzuri:

     ...登陀流天之新巢之凝烟_{訓凝姻云州須}之八拳垂摩弖燒擧_{麻弖二字以音}

     ...in Takama-nö-para the soot (凝姻 is read as susu) hangs down eight hands long (the two characters 摩弖 are pronounced made).^[1]

References

Han character

煤: Hán Nôm readings: môi, muồi, mai

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Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 煤 (susu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕit͡ɕi]

Noun

煤(ちち) (chichi) 

1. soot (fine particles of amorphous carbon and tar)