also: うんぼ · きらら
mica; isinglass
A group of sheet silicate minerals; in geology and materials science. Isinglass is an older term for thin sheets of mica, especially when used as a transparent material.
Mica has excellent electrical insulating properties.
This rock contains a lot of biotite.
雲母 is typically counted with 枚 when referring to thin sheets or flakes of mica.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is うんも.
Rare alternate reading; うんも is overwhelmingly more common.
Archaic or poetic reading; sometimes seen in older texts or as a name.
A Sino-Japanese word borrowed from Chinese 雲母, the traditional name for mica; the Japanese reading うんも reflects the characters’ Chinese-derived readings.
lithia mica