催涙スプレー

Japanese

Kanji in this term
催	涙
さい Grade: S	るい Grade: S
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
催淚スプレー (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 催涙 (sairui, “tear inducing”) +‎ スプレー (“spray”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいるいスプレー [sàírúí súpúꜜrèè] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠iɾɯ̟ᵝi sɨᵝpɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ː]

Noun

催(さい)涙(るい)スプレー • (sairui supurē)

tear gas
Synonyms: 催涙弾 (sairuidan), 催涙ガス (sairui gasu)

Related terms

護(ご)身(しん)用(よう)スプレー (goshin'yō supurē)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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