玢岩

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Chinese

porphyrites cliff; rock
trad. (玢岩)
simp. #(玢岩)

Pronunciation


Noun

玢岩

  1. (mineralogy) porphyrite

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひん
Hyōgai
がん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 玢岩 (pˠiɪn ŋˠam).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひん)(がん) (hingan

  1. (mineralogy) porphyrite

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN