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nitrate

On-Yomi: ショウ

Koohii stories:

1) [mameha1977] 10-7-2007(174): That stone has sparks coming out of it! Someone must have poured nitrate acid on it.

2) [Xtophe] 18-9-2006(74): Salpetre is the common name for Nitrate coming from Latin "sal petrae" or stone salt. It is also a component of gun powder so including a candle in this kanji can be quite explosive!

3) [nurupo] 24-4-2008(41): People I study Kanji with kept talking about some nitrate. I didn't even know what nitrate is, so I hit them with a stone so hard there were sparks flying everywhere. Months later my cell-mate in jail told me it's some sort of acid, but I didn't care any more… Thanks to this Kanji I got 30 years, thank you.

4) [Dualta] 25-2-2008(18): That stone resembles nitrate.

5) [bakamono] 30-9-2007(16): A stone containing nitrate and a candle are not good together.

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