Translation guide
A deep blue semi-precious stone, often used in jewelry and ornamentation. In Japanese, it is typically referred to by its loanword name or described by its color.
Referring to the stone itself, as a material or gem.
The standard loanword for lapis lazuli, widely understood.
この指輪にはラピスラズリが使われています。
This ring uses lapis lazuli.
A traditional Japanese word for lapis lazuli, often used in poetic or historical contexts. Can also refer to a deep blue color.
瑠璃色の空
lapis lazuli-colored sky
A technical mineralogical term for lapis lazuli. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
青金石は主にアフガニスタンで産出されます。
Lapis lazuli is mainly mined in Afghanistan.
Describing the deep blue color characteristic of lapis lazuli.
The most common way to describe the color of lapis lazuli. Literally 'lapis lazuli color'.
彼女は瑠璃色のドレスを着ていた。
She wore a lapis lazuli-colored dress.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'a blue like lapis lazuli'. More explicit than 瑠璃色.
空がラピスラズリのような青に染まった。
The sky turned a blue like lapis lazuli.
Ultramarine, a pigment historically made from lapis lazuli. Can be used to describe a similar deep blue, but is more associated with the pigment.
ラピスラズリ is the standard modern term for the stone. 瑠璃 is more traditional and often used in literary or artistic contexts, especially for the color. In everyday conversation about jewelry, ラピスラズリ is preferred.
群青色の絵の具は高価だった。
Ultramarine paint was expensive.