試金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
試	金
し Grade: 4	きん Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕikʲĩɴ]

Noun

試(し)金(きん) • (shikin) 

1. an assay (of ore, minerals, or metal)

See also

• 試金石(しきんせき) (shikinseki, “touchstone; a test”)

Verb

試(し)金(きん)する • (shikin suru) suru (stem 試(し)金(きん)し (shikin shi), past 試(し)金(きん)した (shikin shita))

1. to assay the composition (of ore, etc.)