noun
Refers to the deep blue semi-precious stone, often used in jewelry and ornamentation.
See also: 瑠璃
彼女はラピスラズリのネックレスを身につけていた。
She was wearing a lapis lazuli necklace.
Standard katakana spelling for the gemstone.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but occasionally seen.
瑠璃 is a native Japanese term for lapis lazuli, often used in traditional contexts or as a color name. ラピスラズリ is the direct loanword and more common in modern, international contexts.
Borrowed from English 'lapis lazuli', ultimately from Latin 'lapis' (stone) and Arabic 'lāzaward' (azure).