Chinese

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porphyrites cliff; rock
trad. (玢岩)
simp. #(玢岩)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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玢岩

  1. (mineralogy) porphyrite

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひん
Hyōgai
がん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 玢岩 (pˠiɪn ŋˠam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひん)(がん) (hingan

  1. (mineralogy) porphyrite

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN