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菱苦土石 (りょうくどせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菱りょう苦く土ど石せき

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Meanings

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A mineral composed of magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃), used as a refractory material and a source of magnesium.

See also: マグネサイト

菱りょう苦く土ど石せきは耐たい火かレンガ

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Magnesite is used as a raw material for refractory bricks.

Kanji

菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
苦suffering, trial, worry
土soil, earth, ground
石stone

Related words

マグネサイト
Katakana loanword for magnesite, commonly used in scientific and industrial contexts. 菱苦土石 is the native kanji term, more formal and less common in everyday speech.

Etymology

Compound of 菱 (rhombus, referring to the crystal shape), 苦土 (magnesia, an older term for magnesium oxide), and 石 (stone). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the mineral magnesite.