マンガン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Mn
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マンガン

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Alternative spelling
満俺 (obsolete)

From Dutch mangaan. Already used by Udagawa Yōan in Seimi Kaisō (1837).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) マンガン [máꜜǹgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

マンガン • (mangan) 

1. manganese

Derived terms

• マンガン鋼(こう) (mangan-kō, “manganese steel”)
• マンガン団(だん)塊(かい) (mangan dankai, “manganese nodule”)
• マンガン乾(かん)電(でん)池(ち) (mangan kandenchi, “manganese dry cell”)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of マンガン – see the following entry.

【満貫】 [noun] (mahjong) a win by counting five 飜 (han), or three/four han with the required number of 符 (fu); worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise Alternative spelling 満款

(This term, マンガン (mangan), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

References

1. Udagawa Yōan, Seimi Kaisō, vol. 1, 1837, p. 10:
   今以(イ)呂(ロ)波(ハ)ノ韻ヲ歩𬼀左ニ列舉シ以テ初學ノ記誦ニ便ス。漢名譯名、蘭名ハ其下ニ嵌註シ別名ハ篇中條下に讓テ録セズ
   […]〔末〕麻(マ)倔(ク)涅(子)叟(シウ゚)母(ム) タルク、メタール 滿(マン)瓦(ガ)紐(ニュ)母(ム) 滿俺