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黒水晶 (くろずいしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
black quartz ; morion
A dark variety of quartz, often used in jewelry or as a mineral specimen. The term 'morion' is a specific mineralogical name for very dark, almost opaque smoky quartz.
し
て
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黒くろ
水ずい
晶しょう
の
結けっ
晶しょう
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展てん
示じ
し
て
いる
。
They are exhibiting a black quartz crystal as a mineral specimen.
Similar words 水すい 晶しょう 水晶 is clear quartz or rock crystal, while 黒水晶 specifically refers to the dark, smoky variety.
煙けむり 水ずい 晶しょう 煙水晶 is smoky quartz, which can range from light gray to dark brown. 黒水晶 is a very dark, almost black variety of smoky quartz, sometimes called morion.
Etymology Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') + 水晶 (すいしょう, 'crystal, quartz'). The reading くろずいしょう exhibits rendaku (sequential voicing) on the second element.
