貴金属

See also: 貴金屬 and 贵金属

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貴	金	属
き Grade: 6	きん Grade: 1	ぞく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
貴金屬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 貴 (ki, “precious”) +‎ 金属 (kinzoku, “metal”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ききんぞく [kìkíꜜǹzòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kʲĩnd͡zo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

貴(き)金(きん)属(ぞく) • (kikinzoku) 

1. (literal) a precious metal
2. (inorganic chemistry) a noble metal

See also

• 貴(き)ガス (ki-gasu, “noble gas”)
• 貴(き)族(ぞく) (kizoku, “noble”)
• 卑(ひ)金(きん)属(ぞく) (hikinzoku, “base metal”)

References

• “貴金属”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025