水晶
Meanings
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Refers to transparent, colorless quartz, often used in jewelry, electronics, and spiritual contexts. In everyday Japanese, 水晶 usually means natural rock crystal rather than glass or synthetic crystal.
A small crystal is set in this ring.
Rock crystal is a type of quartz and has been used for ornaments since ancient times.
Usage patterns
- 水晶のように〈形容詞〉as clear/pure as crystal
The water was as clear as crystal.
- 水晶を掘るto mine/dig for crystal
There are people who dig for crystal deep in the mountains.
- 水晶を磨くto polish a crystal (e.g. for jewelry)
The craftsman carefully polished the crystal.
- 水晶で〈物〉を作るto make something out of crystal
This necklace is made out of crystal.