霰石

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Chinese

sleet rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (霰石)
simp. #(霰石)

Pronunciation


Noun

霰石

  1. (mineralogy) aragonite

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あられ
Hyōgai
いし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(あられ)(いし) (arareishi

  1. (mineralogy) aragonite

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さん
Hyōgai
せき
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(さん)(せき) (sanseki

  1. (mineralogy) aragonite

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN