金属

See also: 金屬

Chinese

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

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
金	属
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

• (Tokyo) き​んぞく [kíꜜǹzòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩnd͡zo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

金(きん)属(ぞく) • (kinzoku) 

1. metal

   鉄(てつ)は有用(ゆうよう)な金属(きんぞく)です。

   Tetsu wa yūyō na kinzoku desu.

   Iron is a useful metal.

Derived terms

• 軽(けい)金(きん)属(ぞく) (keikinzoku, “light metals”)
• 重(じゅう)金(きん)属(ぞく) (jūkinzoku, “heavy metals”)
• 非(ひ)金(きん)属(ぞく) (hikinzoku, “a nonmetal”)
• 金(きん)属(ぞく)疲(ひ)労(ろう) (kinzoku hirō, “metal fatigue”)