Lexical entry

シン

shin

A form that can mean thin, shin, or the prefix syn-.

Qualities & ConceptsPure GairaigoSource UncertainSource uncertain

Meaning

A short, irregular entry covering multiple uses: the adjective meaning thin, the noun shin, and the prefix syn-. The senses are heterogeneous and should be checked separately in context.

thin, as an adjective
shin, as a noun
syn-, as a prefix

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アイソトープ

An atom of an element with the same number of protons but a different mass number.

Evidence and Provenance

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