金剛

§Chinese

Wikipedia ^zh

		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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • 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
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

§Noun

金剛

1. diamond
2. (figuratively) an object that is extremely hard and strong
3. (Buddhism) vajra

§Synonyms

• (diamond): 金剛石／金刚石, 鑽石／钻石

§Derived terms

• 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāngyīngwǔ, "macaw")

§Proper noun

金剛

1. King Kong (a fictional giant ape)

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§Japanese

Wikipedia ^ja Wikipedia

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​んごう [kóǹgòò] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋɡ̃o̞ː]

§Noun

金剛 (hiragana こんごう, romaji kongō)

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

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 金剛杵 (こんごうしょ) (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

金剛鸚哥 (こんごういんこ) (kongō inko): macaw, specifically scarlet macaw 金剛杵 (こんごうしょ) (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