水銀
Meanings
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The chemical element mercury, a heavy silvery liquid metal. Used in thermometers, barometers, and industrial applications.
Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
Old thermometers used mercury.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉に水銀が入っているto contain mercury (e.g. inside a device)
Old thermometers contain mercury.
- 水銀が漏れるfor mercury to leak out
Mercury leaked out of the broken thermometer.
- 水銀を使うto use mercury (in a product or process)
This factory no longer uses mercury.