青金石

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) metal; gold; money rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad.
(青金石)

Pronunciation


Noun

青金石

  1. lapis lazuli

Japanese

青金石: lazurite
Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 1
せき
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 青金石 (*tseng kim dzyek). Compare modern Chinese 青金石 (qīngjīnshí).

Pronunciation

Noun

青金石 (hiragana せいきんせき, rōmaji seikinseki)

  1. (mineralogy, geology) lazurite, one of the main mineral components of lapis lazuli

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