金剛石

See also: 金刚石

Chinese

diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (金剛石) 金剛
simp. (金刚石) 金刚
alternative forms 金鋼石金钢石

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28) (25)
Final () (140) (101) (123)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III I III
Fanqie
Baxter kim kang dzyek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiɪm/ /kɑŋ/ /d͡ʑiᴇk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚim/ /kɑŋ/ /d͡ʑiɛk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiem/ /kɑŋ/ /d͡ʑiæk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kjim/ /kaŋ/ /d͡ʑiajk̚/
Li
Rong
/kjəm/ /kɑŋ/ /ʑiɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕm/ /kɑŋ/ /ʑĭɛk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯əm/ /kɑŋ/ /ʑi̯ɛk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīn gāng shí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gam1 gong1 sik6

Noun

金剛石

  1. diamond

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

金剛石 (kongōseki): a rough uncut diamond.
Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: S
せき
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, adamant, extremely strong) + (seki, stone).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んごーせき [kòńgóꜜòsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːse̞kʲi]

Noun

(こん)(ごう)(せき) • (kongōseki) 

  1. (mineralogy, gems) a diamond

Usage notes

Less commonly used than the English-derived term ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo).

Synonyms

References

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