Archaic or literary word for glass; in modern Japanese, ガラス is the standard term. May still appear in classical texts or poetic language.
In old documents, 玻璃 sometimes refers to glass.
Standard modern word for glass; 玻璃 is an archaic or literary synonym.
Common word for quartz or crystal; 玻璃 is a rarer Buddhist term for the same material.
Literary and Buddhist term; the kanji are not in common use. Usually written in kana or replaced by ガラス in modern Japanese.
Alternate kanji form, also rare and primarily found in Buddhist contexts.
The kanji 玻璃 and 頗梨 are phonetic transcriptions of a Sanskrit word for crystal or glass, introduced through Buddhist texts. The exact derivation is uncertain.