飛沫

See also: 飞沫

Chinese

to fly foam; suds
trad. (飛沫)
simp. (飞沫)

Pronunciation


Noun

飛沫

  1. spray; splash
  2. respiratory droplet; flying particles of saliva
    飛沫傳染飞沫传染  ―  fēimò chuánrǎn  ―  droplet infection
    飛沫傳播飞沫传播  ―  fēimò chuánbō  ―  droplet transmission

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しぶき
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
繁吹
繁吹き

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 繁吹く (shibuku, to splash, to spray).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun ((じゅく)()(くん)), borrowed from Chinese 飛沫 / 飞沫 (fēimò).

Pronunciation

Noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (shibuki

  1. a splash, spray
    Synonym: 余沫 (yomatsu)
  2. a rainshower, often windy
Derived terms
  • ()飛沫(しぶき) (chi-shibuki)
  • (なみ)飛沫(しぶき) (nami shibuki, seaspray)
  • (みず)飛沫(しぶき) (mizu-shibuki, splash of water)
  • (よこ)飛沫(しぶき) (yoko-shibuki)

Proper noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (Shibuki

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
まつ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 飛沫 (MC pj+j mat).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まつ [hìmátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çima̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

()(まつ) • (himatsu

  1. a splash, spray
  2. droplets, especially those expelled by sneezing or coughing
    • 2025 July 30, “百日ぜき 5万人超す 今年 感染拡大、週4000人に迫る”, in 中日新聞 [Chunichi Shimbun], 朝刊(市民版) [Nagoya morning] edition, number 29689, page 21:
      飛沫(ひまつ)や、患者との接触で感染が広がり、患者は10代以下の子供が中心となっている。
      Himatsu ya, kanja to no sesshoku de kansen ga hirogari, kanja wa jū dai ika no kodomo ga chūshin to natte iru.
      The infection spreads through droplets and contact with patients, and most of the patients are children under the age of 10.
Derived terms
  • ()(まつ)(かく)感染(かんせん) (himatsu-kaku kansen)
  • ()(まつ)感染(かんせん) (himatsu kansen), 飛沫(ひまつ)伝染(でんせん) (himatsu densen, droplet infection)
  • ()(まつ)(たい) (himatsu-tai)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN