鶏冠石

See also: 鷄冠石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鶏	冠	石
けい Grade: S	かん Grade: S	せき Grade: 1
goon		kan'on

Alternative spelling
鷄冠石 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーかんせき [kèékáꜜǹsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkã̠ɰ̃se̞kʲi]

Noun

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

(mineralogy) realgar
Synonym: 鶏冠 (keikan)

See also

雄(ゆう)黄(おう) (yūō)
石(せき)黄(おう) (sekiō)

References

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