礬
alum
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Readings
On'yomi
- バン
- ハン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
礬 centers on alum, a specific mineral compound used in dyeing, medicine, and water purification.
Most common words using 礬
- 明礬みょうばん
alum
- カリ明礬カリみょうばん
potassium alum
- クロム明礬クロムみょうばん
chrome alum
- 明礬石みょうばんせき
alunite
- 水礬土鉱すいばんどこう
bauxite
- 灰礬柘榴石かいばんざくろいし
grossular; grossularite
- 燐礬石りんばんせき
amblygonite
- 皓礬こうばん
zinc sulfate heptahydrate; white vitriol
- 礬土ばんど
alumina
- 礬土直閃石ばんどちょくせんせき
gedrite
- 緑礬りょくばん
melanterite (FeSO4-7H2O)
- 胆礬たんばん
blue vitriol; chalcanthite
- 苦土明礬くどみょうばん
pickeringite
- 苦礬柘榴石くばんざくろいし
pyrope
- 赤礬せきばん
bieberite
- 鉄礬土てつばんど
bauxite
- 鉄礬柘榴石てつばんざくろいし
almandine
Study
Etymology
礬 combines 石 (stone, mineral) with 樊, which likely contributes the sound. Together they indicate a mineral substance, specifically alum.
Meaning mnemonic
The bottom 石 (stone) tells you it's a mineral, and the complex top 樊 looks like a tangled chemical structure. Picture a lump of alum crystal with a complicated lattice on top.
Reading mnemonic
For バン, imagine a van full of alum crystals: van -> バン, and the stone-like mineral is loaded in the back.