Translation guide
A reflective road stud or a gemstone with a chatoyant band. In Japanese, the English loanword is common for both meanings, but native terms exist for the road stud.
The small reflective device embedded in road surfaces to mark lanes or boundaries.
A gemstone, typically chrysoberyl, that exhibits a narrow band of reflected light resembling a cat's eye.
高速道路には道路鋲が設置されている。
Road studs are installed on the expressway.
The standard term in jewelry and gemology, borrowed from English.
She is wearing a cat's-eye ring.
The native Japanese term, literally 'cat eye stone'. Less common than the loanword but understood.
Cat's-eye is a type of chrysoberyl.