"翡翠" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [çi̥sɨi], [çisɨi] Forms: 翡翠 [canonical] (ruby: 翡(ひ), 翠(すい)), hisui [romanization]
Etymology: From Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zh|翡翠|sort=ひすい}} Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ひすい}} 翡(ひ)翠(すい) • (hisui)
  1. jade (gem) Derived forms: 翡翠色 (hisuīro) (ruby: 翡(ひ), 翠色(すいいろ))
    Sense id: en-翡翠-ja-noun-l4D26yBp Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Gems, Rocks Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 49 51 Disambiguation of Gems: 59 41 Disambiguation of Rocks: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 翡翠 [canonical] (ruby: 翡翠(かわせみ)), kawasemi [romanization]
Etymology: The kanji are jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), from Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|熟%字%訓|じゅく%じ%くん|rom=-}} 熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん), {{juku|sort=かわせみ}} jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), {{der|ja|zh|翡翠|sort=ひすい}} Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かわせみ}} 翡翠(かわせみ) • (kawasemi)
  1. alternative spelling of 川蝉 (kawasemi, “common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 川蝉 (extra: kawasemi, “common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis”) Derived forms: 笑翡翠 (waraikawasemi) (ruby: 笑翡翠(ワライカワセミ))
    Sense id: en-翡翠-ja-noun-2h8oIHD7 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Kingfishers Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 33 7 7 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 4 4 49 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 16 84 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 81 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 83 Disambiguation of Kingfishers: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "[çi̥sɨi]"
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