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金属
金属
See also: 金屬
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 金属 – see 金屬. (This term, 金属, is the simplified form of 金屬.) |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 属 |
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きん Grade: 1 |
ぞく Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 金屬 (kim dzyowk, literally “metal + be attached to; category”). Compare modern Hakka reading kîm-su̍k.
Pronunciation
Noun
金属 (hiragana きんぞく, romaji kinzoku)
- metal
- 鉄は有用な金属です。
- Tetsu wa yūyō na kinzoku desu.
- Iron is a useful metal.
- 鉄は有用な金属です。
Compounds
- 軽金属 (keikinzoku, “light metals”)
- 重金属 (jūkinzoku, “heavy metals”)
- 非金属 (hikinzoku, “a nonmetal”)
- 金属疲労 (kinzo kuhirō, “metal fatigue”)