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青金石
青金石
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | metal; money; gold | rock; stone; 10 pecks | ||
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simp. and trad. (青金石) |
青 | 金 | 石 | |
Noun
青金石
References
-
青金石 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- lapis lazuli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
青金石: lazurite
| Kanji in this term | ||
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| 青 | 金 | 石 |
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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, romaji seikinseki)
- (mineralogy, geology) lazurite, one of the main mineral components of lapis lazuli
Related terms
- 瑠璃, 琉璃 (るり, ruri): lapis lazuli
External links
- 青金石 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Lazurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia