金属

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 金屬 (“metal; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 金屬).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
ぞく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
金屬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 金屬 / 金属 (kim dzyowk, literally metal + be attached to; category).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きん)(ぞく) (kinzoku

  1. metal
    (てつ)有用(ゆうよう)金属(きんぞく)です。
    Tetsu wa yūyō na kinzoku desu.
    Iron is a useful metal.

Derived terms

References

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