貴金属

See also: 貴金屬 and 贵金属

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貴	金	属
き Grade: 6	きん Grade: 1	ぞく Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
貴金屬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 貴 (ki, “precious”) +‎ 金属 (kinzoku, “metal”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ききんぞく [kìkíꜜǹzòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kʲĩnd͡zo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

貴(き)金(きん)属(ぞく) • (kikinzoku)

(literal) a precious metal
(inorganic chemistry) a noble metal

See also

貴(き)ガス (ki-gasu, “noble gas”)
貴(き)族(ぞく) (kizoku, “noble”)
卑(ひ)金(きん)属(ぞく) (hikinzoku, “base metal”)

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