虎とら目め石いし

also: こがんせき · とらのめいし

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Meanings

noun

tiger's-eye; tigereye

geology

A chatoyant gemstone, typically golden-brown, used in jewelry and ornaments. The Japanese name literally means 'tiger eye stone'.

彼かの女じょは虎とら目め石いしのブレスレットを身みにつけている。
She is wearing a tiger's-eye bracelet.
虎とら目め石いしは金きん運うんを高たかめるパワーストーンとして人にん気きがある。
Tiger's-eye is popular as a power stone that enhances financial luck.

Kanji

虎tiger, drunkard
目eye, class, look
石stone
眼eyeball

Related words

キャッツアイ
Cat's-eye is a different gemstone (chrysoberyl) with a similar chatoyant effect, while tiger's-eye is a type of quartz.

Built from

虎とら+目め+石いし

Written forms

虎目石
- とらめいし
  Standard kanji spelling for tiger's-eye; the reading とらめいし is the most common.
- とらのめいし
  Alternate reading with の inserted; less common than とらめいし.
虎眼石
- とらめいし
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read こがんせき, but とらめいし is more common.
- こがんせき
  Rare Sino-Japanese reading of 虎眼石; mainly used in geological or gemological contexts.
- とらのめいし
こがんせき
とらのめいし

Etymology

The Japanese name 虎目石 (tora-me-ishi) literally means 'tiger eye stone', a calque of the English 'tiger's-eye'. The alternate reading こがんせき is the Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters.