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かんらん石 (かんらんせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かんらん石せき

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Meanings

1

noun

olivine; peridot

mineralogy

Mineral name for a greenish magnesium-iron silicate; peridot is the gem-quality variety.

かんらん石せきはマントルに多おおく含ふくまれる鉱こう物ぶつだ。
Olivine is a mineral abundant in the mantle.
宝ほう石せき質しつのかんらん石

せき

は

ペリドット

と

呼よ

ば

れる

。

Gem-quality olivine is called peridot.

Written forms

かんらん石せき
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the mineral name is often written this way.
カンラン石せき
Katakana spelling for the first part is also seen in scientific contexts.
橄かん欖らん石せき
Full kanji spelling using rare characters; mostly found in older or formal mineralogical texts.

Kanji

石stone
橄olive
欖Chinese olive tree

Similar words

ペリドット
ペリドット specifically refers to the gemstone variety of olivine, while かんらん石 is the broader mineralogical term.

Etymology

From Chinese 橄欖石 (gǎnlǎnshí), literally 'olive stone', referring to the mineral's typical olive-green color.