金剛

See also: 金刚

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
trad. (金剛)		金	剛
simp. (金刚)		金	刚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-kông
• Min Nan (POJ): kim-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīngāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ gong¹
    • Yale: gām gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ gong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gim´ gong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gim¹ gong¹
    • IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kong
    • Tâi-lô: kim-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimkofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

Noun

金剛

1. (～石) diamond
2. (figuratively) an object that is extremely hard and strong
3. (Buddhism) vajra
4. pupa of some insects

Synonyms

• (diamond): 金剛石／金刚石 (jīngāngshí), 鑽石／钻石 (zuànshí)

Derived terms

• 丈二金剛／丈二金刚
• 四大金剛／四大金刚
• 密跡金剛／密迹金刚
• 沒那金剛鑽兒，也不攬那磁器傢伙／没那金刚钻儿，也不揽那磁器傢伙
• 立地金剛／立地金刚
• 變形金剛／变形金刚
• 金剛不壞之身／金刚不坏之身 (jīngāng bùhuài zhī shēn)
• 金剛努目／金刚努目
• 金剛怒目／金刚怒目

• 金剛猩猩／金刚猩猩
• 金剛界／金刚界
• 金剛石／金刚石 (jīngāngshí)
• 金剛砂／金刚砂 (jīngāngshā)
• 金剛經／金刚经
• 金剛鑽／金刚钻
• 金剛鑽婚／金刚钻婚
• 金剛頂經／金刚顶经
• 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāngyīngwǔ, “macaw”)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English King Kong.

Proper noun

金剛

1. King Kong (a fictional giant ape)

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Japanese

Sanskrit: वज्र (vajra), Japanese: 金剛 (こんごう, kongō)

Kanji in this term
金	剛
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 金剛 (kim kang, literally “metal + strong, hard”). Compare modern Cantonese reading gam¹ gong¹.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こ​んごー [kóꜜǹgòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

金剛 (hiragana こんごう, rōmaji kongō, historical hiragana こんがう)

1. Buddhist term of Vajra, literally meaning both "Diamond" & "Thunderbolt," referring to the symbolic nature of both that of a diamond, (in that it can cut any substance, but can not, itself, be cut,) and that of the thunderbolt, (an irresistible force)
2. the firmness of one's own spirit, and the strength of one's own spiritual power
3. (Buddhism) short for 金 (こん)剛 (ごう)杵 (しょ) (kongōsho): a vajra, a dorje: a kind of double-headed scepter used in esoteric Buddhism
4. (figuratively, literally) something extremely hard, of extreme strength
5. short for 金剛石 (こんごうせき) (kongōseki): diamond as a mineral or gemstone

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 金 (こん)剛 (ごう)鸚 (いん)哥 (こ) (kongō inko): macaw, specifically scarlet macaw
• 金 (こん)剛 (ごう)杵 (しょ) (kongōsho): a vajra, a dorje: a kind of double-headed scepter used in esoteric Buddhism
• 金剛石 (こんごうせき) (kongōseki): diamond (the mineral or gemstone)
• 金剛力 (こんごうりき) (kongōriki): adamantine strength

See also

See also

• 玉 (たま) (tama): gemstone, jewel
• 宝石 (ほうせき) (hōseki): gemstone, precious stone
• 晶 (しょう) (shō): crystal
• 水晶 (すいしょう) (suishō): crystal (quartz)
• 落雷 (らくらい) (rakurai): a thunderbolt, a lightning strike
• 稲妻 (いなずま) (inazuma): a lightning bolt
• 雷電 (らいでん) (raiden): thunder and lightning
• 雷鳴 (らいめい) (raimei): thunder,
• 雷神 (らいじん) (raijin): thunder god