Safety Matches - Anzen Matches

Japanese: 安全マッチ - あんぜんマッチ

〘Noun〙 (Match is a match) The match that is commonly used today uses red phosphorus on the tip of the matchstick, and does not ignite unless it is rubbed against the chemicals painted on the side of the matchbox. It is said to be the opposite of the earlier match that used yellow phosphorus, which ignites easily when the tip of the stick is rubbed against a hard object. *Japan's Lower Class (1899) <Yokoyama Gennosuke> 3 "Although Kobe is specialized in the China region and there are many people who manufacture safe matches"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (マッチはmatch) マッチ棒の先に赤燐を用い、マッチ箱の側面に塗ってある薬品とこすりあわせなければ発火しない、現在普通に使われているマッチ。棒の先を固いものでこすると容易に発火する、黄燐を用いた初期のものに対していう。※日本の下層社会（1899）〈横山源之助〉三「神戸は支那地方を得意として安全燐寸を製造する者多しと雖も」

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