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亜鉛合金 (あえんごうきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

亜あ鉛えん合ごう金きん

Meanings

1

zinc alloy

Technical term for an alloy with zinc as the primary component. Used in materials science and engineering.

この部ぶ品ひんは亜あ鉛えん合ごう金きんでできている。
This part is made of zinc alloy.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
鉛lead
合fit, suit, join
金gold

Related words

合ごう金きん
合金 is the general term for alloy, while 亜鉛合金 specifies zinc alloy.
亜あ鉛えん
亜鉛 is the element zinc, whereas 亜鉛合金 refers to an alloy containing zinc.

Built from

亜あ鉛えん+合ごう金きん

Etymology

Compound of 亜鉛 (zinc) and 合金 (alloy). The kanji 亜鉛 is a modern coinage for the element zinc.