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紫水晶

紫水晶

Chinese

purple crystal
simp. and trad.
(紫水晶)
水晶

Noun

紫水晶

  1. amethyst

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
むらさき
Grade: S
すい > ずい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

 (むらさき) (murasaki, purple) +  (すい) (しょう) (suishō, crystal).

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • (Tokyo) らさきずいしょう [mùrásákízúꜜìshòò] (Nakadaka - [5])
  • IPA(key): [mɯᵝɾ̠a̠sa̠kʲizɯᵝiɕo̞ː]

Noun

紫水晶 (hiragana むらさきずいしょう, romaji murasakizuishō, historical hiragana むらさきずいしゃう)

  1. a purple quartz; amethyst

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