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ガラス (がらす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ガラス

が

ら

す

Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the material glass or a glass pane, such as in windows, containers, or lenses.

from Dutch glas

窓まどガラスが割われ

て

しまっ

た

。

The window glass broke.

このコップはガラスでできている。

This cup is made of glass.

Usage patterns

ガラスが割われるfor glass to break/shatter
地じ震しんでガラスが割われた。
The glass shattered in the earthquake.
ガラスを割わるto break/shatter glass
子こ供どもがボールでガラスを割わってしまった。
The child broke the window with a ball.
〈物もの〉のガラスthe glass (pane) of something
窓まどのガラスが汚よごれている。
The window's glass is dirty.
ガラス製せいの〈物もの〉an item made of glass
これはガラス製せいの花か瓶びんです。
This is a vase made of glass.

Kanji

硝nitrate, saltpeter
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

瑠る璃り
ガラス is the everyday modern word for glass, while 瑠璃 meaning glass is a rare, mostly literary or historical usage.

Don't confuse with

グラスN3
ガラス refers to the material glass itself, while グラス specifically means a drinking glass or tumbler.
水すい晶しょう
ガラス is man-made glass, while 水晶 is a naturally formed mineral, though both can look clear and transparent.

Counted with

枚まいN3
Used for flat sheets of glass, like 板ガラス (glass plates) or 窓ガラス (window panes).

Word family

クラウンガラス
crown glass
フリントガラス
flint glass

Written forms

Applies to each form listed below

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

ガラスUsage94%
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword; usually written in kana.
硝子がらすUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is a gikun/jukujikun assignment.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch 'glas', meaning glass.