宝石

See also: 寶石

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 宝石 – see 寶石 (“gemstone”). (This term is the simplified form of 寶石).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宝	石
ほう Grade: 6	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
寶石 (kyūjitai)

 宝石 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーせき [hòósékí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːse̞kʲi]

Noun

宝(ほう)石(せき) • (hōseki) 

1. gemstone

Derived terms

• 宝(ほう)石(せき)羽(は)太(た) (hōsekihata)

References

1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN