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カラット (karatto) Japanese meaning: carat (gem weight) | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

carat (gem weight)

Unit of weight for gemstones and pearls, equal to 200 milligrams.

このダイヤモンドは1カラットです。
This diamond is one carat.

2

karat (gold purity); carat

Measure of gold purity; 24 karat is pure gold. Often written as K24, 18K, etc.

この指ゆび輪わは18カラットの金きんでできています。
This ring is made of 18-karat gold.

Usage patterns

〈数かず〉カラットの〈物もの〉a gem weighing X carats
彼かの女じょは1カラットのダイヤモンドの指ゆび輪わをもらった。
She received a ring with a one-carat diamond.
〈数かず〉カラットの金きんgold of X karat purity
このネックレスは18カラットの金きんでできている。
This necklace is made of 18-karat gold.

Related words

Ｋ
Ｋ (as in 18K) is the symbol used to state gold purity, while カラット spells out the same measure in full, and is also used for gemstone weight.

Etymology

From English 'carat'/'karat', ultimately from Arabic qīrāṭ, via Greek keration.