金石
Chinese edit
metal; gold; money | rock; stone; 10 pecks | ||
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simp. and trad. (金石) |
金 | 石 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
金石
- metal and stone
- inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets
- (music) bells and chime stones used in ancient Chinese music
- (figurative) hardness and strength; adamant
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
金石
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 石 |
きん Grade: 1 |
せき Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- [from 9th century] metal and stone, mineral
- (figurative, by extension) (something) very strong, hard
- 金石の交わり
- kinseki no majiwari
- a rock-solid relationship
- 金石の交わり
- [from 11th century] a metal or stone vessel; (especially) a musical instrument made of gold or stone, such as a bell or qing (Chinese stone chime)
- [from 19th century] a message to posterity engraved in metal or stone; an inscription
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 石 |
かな Grade: 1 |
いし Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Superficially of 金 (kana, “metal”) + 石 (ishi, “stone”).