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金剛石

金剛石

See also: 金刚石

Chinese

diamond rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (金剛石) 金剛
simp. (金刚石) 金刚

Noun

金剛石

  1. diamond

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Japanese

金剛石 (kongōseki): a rough uncut diamond.
Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: S
せき
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, adamant, extremely strong) + (seki, stone).

Pronunciation

Noun

金剛石 (hiragana こんごうせき, romaji kongōseki)

  1. (mineralogy, gems) a diamond

Usage notes

Less commonly used than the English-derived term ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo).

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9