水晶

ja-noun

水(すい)晶(しょう) • (suishō) ^(←すいしやう (suisyau)?)

水晶 (canonical)
suishō (romanization)
suisyau (romanization)
すいしやう (hiragana historical)

水(すい) (sui, “water”) + 晶(しょう) (shō, “crystal”).


石灰岩

ja-noun

石(せっ)灰(かい)岩(がん) • (sekkaigan) ^(←せきくわいがん (sekikwaigan)?)

石灰岩 (canonical)
sekkaigan (romanization)
sekikwaigan (romanization)
せきくわいがん (hiragana historical)


カンラン岩

カンラン岩 (canonical)
kanrangan (romanization)


輝安鉱

[kʲiã̠ŋko̞ː]


蛍石

蛍石 (canonical)
hotaruishi (romanization)


蛍石

蛍(けい)石(せき) • (keiseki) ^(←けいせき (keiseki)?)

蛍石 (canonical)
keiseki (romanization)
けいせき (hiragana historical)


石灰石

石(せっ)灰(かい)石(せき) • (sekkaiseki) ^(←せきくわいせき (sekikwaiseki)?)

石灰石 (canonical)
sekkaiseki (romanization)
sekikwaiseki (romanization)
せきくわいせき (hiragana historical)


青金石

青金石 (canonical)
seikinseki (romanization)

From Middle Chinese compound 青金石 (*tseng kim dzyek, literally “blue-gold stone”). Compare modern Chinese 青金石 (qīngjīnshí).

(mineralogy, geology) lazurite, one of the main mineral components of lapis lazuli


月長石

月長石 (canonical)
getchōseki (romanization)


オパール

オパール • (opāru)

(mineralogy) opal, a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity


瑪瑙

瑪(め)瑙(のう) or 瑪瑙(メノウ) • (menō) ^(←めなう (menau) or メナウ (menau)?)

瑪瑙 (canonical)
瑪瑙 (canonical)
menō (romanization)
menau (romanization)
めなう (hiragana historical)
メナウ (hiragana historical)

/menau/ → /menɔː/ → /menoː/
First attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).
From Middle Chinese 瑪瑙 (MC maeX nawX).


橄欖岩

橄欖岩 (canonical)
kanrangan (romanization)


瑠璃

Daijirin
Lapis lazuli
Qing Dynasty
ja:瑠璃

Shortened from 吠(べい)瑠(る)璃(り) (beiruri), itself from Middle Chinese 吠瑠璃 (MC bjojH lje), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya, “cat's eye, beryl”). Some scholars suggest that the source term might instead have been Pali veḷuriya (“precious stone, maybe lapis lazuli”).

der

瑠璃貝: pelagic marine snail of genus Janthina

瑠璃瓦

a kawara tile with a glossy blue glaze, commonly used in roofing in Japan

瑠璃観音: one of the 33 manifestation of Kannon

depicted standing on a lotus leaf floating in the water

with incense in her right hand and a lotus blossom in her left hand

瑠璃釉

a slip containing powdered cobalt and applied to ceramics to achieve a deep blue color after firing

瑠璃紺: a deep blue and glossy piece of lapis lazuli

瑠璃草: navelwort: a flowering plant of genus Omphalodes in family Boraginaceae

native to the mountainous regions of Honshū and Hokkaidō

瑠璃灯: a kind of hexagonal lamp used in the Ōbaku sect of Zen

covered in thin silk and containing a candela made of lapis lazuli

瑠璃溝隠: a flowering herbaceous perennial plant

瑠璃実の樹

an evergreen shrub of genus Lasianthus, native to the Izu Peninsula

a perennial bulbous plant native to Eurasia

lapis lazuli's shine is brought out by polishing

瑠璃の光も磨きがら: → inborn talent is no substitute for hard work and practice

lazuli and crystal sparkle when you shine a light on them

瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光かる: → even if two things are different

illumination can make their excellent qualities clear

you can tell lazuli and crystal by shining a light on them

瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば分かる: → the true nature of similar things can be discerned by different means

瑠璃は脆し: → a metaphor for the fragility of beautiful things

瑠璃も曇る: → a metaphor for how even the most excellent things lose value over time

(more specific)


スター

ja-noun

スター • (sutā)


金剛石

金剛石 (canonical)
kongōseki (romanization)

[kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːse̞kʲi]

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


燐灰石

ja-noun

燐(りん)灰(かい)石(せき) • (rinkaiseki) ^(←りんくわいせき (rinkwaiseki)?)

燐灰石 (canonical)
rinkaiseki (romanization)
rinkwaiseki (romanization)
りんくわいせき (hiragana historical)


菫青石

菫青石 (canonical)
kinseiseki (romanization)


石筍

鍾乳石

鍾乳石 しょうにゅうせき


鶏冠石

鶏(けい)冠(かん)石(せき) • (keikanseki) ^(←けいくわんせき (keikwanseki)?)

鶏冠石 (canonical)
keikanseki (romanization)
keikwanseki (romanization)
けいくわんせき (hiragana historical)

From 鶏冠 (keikan, “cockscomb”) + 石 (seki, “stone”), possibly referring to its color.


蝋石

ja-noun

蝋(ろう)石(せき) • (rōseki) ^(←らふせき (rafuseki)?)

蝋石 (canonical)
rōseki (romanization)
rafuseki (romanization)
らふせき (hiragana historical)


霞石

霞石 (canonical)
kasumiishi (romanization)


鋭錐石

鋭錐石 (canonical)
eisuiseki (romanization)


玻璃長石

玻璃長石 (canonical)
harichōseki (romanization)


蛇紋石

蛇紋石 (canonical)
jamonseki (romanization)

葉蛇紋石

葉蛇紋石 ようじゃもんせき


葉蛇紋石

葉蛇紋石 (canonical)
yōjamonseki (romanization)


葉蝋石

葉(よう)蝋(ろう)石(せき) • (yōrōseki) ^(←えふらふせき (efurafuseki)?)

葉蝋石 (canonical)
yōrōseki (romanization)
efurafuseki (romanization)
えふらふせき (hiragana historical)


明礬石

明礬石 (canonical)
myōbanseki (romanization)


上国石

上国石 (canonical)
jōkokuseki (romanization)


緑泥石

緑泥石 (canonical)
ryokudeiseki (romanization)


孔雀石

孔雀石 (canonical)
kujakuseki (romanization)

亜鉛孔雀石

亜鉛孔雀石 あえんくじゃくせき

擬孔雀石

擬孔雀石 ぎくじゃくせき

珪孔雀石

珪孔雀石 けいくじゃくせき


珪孔雀石

珪孔雀石 (canonical)
keikujakuseki (romanization)


擬孔雀石

擬孔雀石 (canonical)
gikujakuseki (romanization)


亜鉛孔雀石

亜(あ)鉛(えん)孔(く)雀(じゃく)石(せき) • (aenkujakuseki)

亜鉛孔雀石 (canonical)
aenkujakuseki (romanization)


曹灰硼石

曹灰硼石 (canonical)
sōkaihōseki (romanization)


鱗珪石

鱗珪石 (canonical)
rinkeiseki (romanization)


鱗石英

鱗石英 (canonical)
rinsekiei (romanization)


鶏冠

鶏(けい)冠(かん) • (keikan) ^(←けいくわん (keikwan)?)

鶏冠 (canonical)
keikan (romanization)
keikwan (romanization)
けいくわん (hiragana historical)

/kei kʷan/ → /keːkan/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 雞冠 (MC kej kwan).

(mineralogy, colloquial) Short for 鶏冠石 (keikanseki): realgar


葡萄石

葡(ぶ)萄(どう)石(せき) • (budōseki) ^(←ぶだうせき (budauseki)?)

葡萄石 (canonical)
budōseki (romanization)
budauseki (romanization)
ぶだうせき (hiragana historical)


緑簾石

緑簾石 (canonical)
ryokurenseki (romanization)

[ɾʲo̞kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲi]


キャッツアイ

2007 March 15, Gosho Aoyama, “ゴールデン・アイの巻(まき)【前(ぜん)編(ぺん)】 [Golden Eye [First Chapter]]”, in まじっく[快](かい)[斗](と) [Magic Kaito], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 110:

Having white lights inside that amber look… This golden cat's eye is one of a kind!!

金褐色の中に一筋の白い光…まさに黄金の猫目石‼

Kinkasshoku no naka ni hitosuji no shiroi hikari… Masa ni ōgon no kyattsu ai‼


黝簾石

黝(ゆう)簾(れん)石(せき) • (yūrenseki) ^(←いうれんせき (iurenseki)?)

黝簾石 (canonical)
yūrenseki (romanization)
iurenseki (romanization)
いうれんせき (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟ːɾẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲi]

斜黝簾石

斜黝簾石 しゃゆうれんせき


斜黝簾石

斜黝簾石 (canonical)
shayūrenseki (romanization)

[ɕa̠jɯ̟ːɾẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲi]

斜灰簾石

斜灰簾石 しゃかいれんせき


灰簾石

灰(かい)簾(れん)石(せき) • (kairenseki) ^(←くわいれんせき (kwairenseki)?)

灰簾石 (canonical)
kairenseki (romanization)
kwairenseki (romanization)
くわいれんせき (hiragana historical)

斜灰簾石

斜灰簾石 しゃかいれんせき


斜灰簾石

斜灰簾石 (canonical)
shakairenseki (romanization)

[ɕa̠ka̠iɾẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲi]

斜黝簾石

斜黝簾石 しゃゆうれんせき


ラピスラズリ

[ɾa̠pʲisɨ ɾa̠zɨɾʲi]

Possibly borrowed from English lapis lazuli. From Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī (“of heaven, of the sky”, genitive singular of lazulum).

compound

genitive singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">lazulum</i>


黄鉄鉱

ja-noun

黄(おう)鉄(てっ)鉱(こう) • (ōtekkō) ^(←わうてつくわう (wautetukwau)?)

黄鉄鉱 (canonical)
ōtekkō (romanization)
wautetukwau (romanization)
わうてつくわう (hiragana historical)


轟石

轟(とどろき)石(せき) or 轟(とどろき)石(いし) • (todorokiseki or todorokiishi)

轟石 (canonical)
轟石 (canonical)
todorokiseki (romanization)
todorokiishi (romanization)

After Todoroki Mine (轟鉱山) in Shiribeshi, Hokkaido where it was discovered.


燐葉石

燐葉石 (canonical)
rin'yōseki (romanization)

[ɾʲĩɰ̃jo̞ːse̞kʲi]

ja:フォスフォフィライト


フォスフォフィライト

[ɸo̞sɨɸo̞ɸʲiɾa̠ito̞]

ja:フォスフォフィライト


黄銅鉱

黄(おう)銅(どう)鉱(こう) • (ōdōkō)


毛鉱

毛(もう)鉱(こう) • (mōkō)


方鉛鉱

方(ほう)鉛(えん)鉱(こう) • (hōenkō)

[ho̞ːẽ̞ŋko̞ː]


閃亜鉛鉱

閃亜鉛鉱 (canonical)
sen'aenkō (romanization)

[sẽ̞ɰ̃a̠ẽ̞ŋko̞ː]