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茶褐薬 (ちゃかつやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

茶ちゃ褐かつ薬やく

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Meanings

1

trinitrotoluene; TNT

obsolete term

Obsolete term for the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT). The cross-reference トリニトロトルエン is the modern standard term.

See also: トリニトロトルエン

古

Kanji

茶tea
褐brown, woollen kimono
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

トリニトロトルエン
Modern standard term for trinitrotoluene; 茶褐薬 is an obsolete kanji-based equivalent.

Etymology

The derivation is uncertain; the kanji 茶褐薬 literally suggest 'tea-brown medicine', possibly a descriptive or ateji rendering for the explosive.

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TNT

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In old documents, TNT explosive is sometimes written as 茶褐薬.