also: こうぎょくせき
noun
Refers to the gemstone topaz. The reading おうぎょくせき is more common; こうぎょくせき is a less frequent variant.
彼女は黄玉石の指輪をはめている。
She is wearing a topaz ring.
Standard kanji spelling for topaz.
Alternate reading; less common than おうぎょくせき.
From Chinese 黄玉石 (huángyùshí), literally 'yellow jade stone', referring to topaz.