プラチナ

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Meanings

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noun

platinum; platinum metal; Pt

Refers to the precious metal and chemical element platinum, symbol Pt. The Sino-Japanese term 白金 is read はっきん for this meaning.

from Spanish platina

白はっ金きん
Sino-Japanese term for platinum; more technical or formal than the katakana loanword プラチナ.
金きん
Means gold, a different precious metal; プラチナ is platinum.

Borrowed from Spanish platina; no route by which it entered Japanese is specified.