cinnabar in Japanese
cinnabar in Japanese is 辰砂, 丹, 丹朱 — cinnabar means a dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.
cinnabar in Japanese
辰砂
Pronounced: shinsha
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹
Pronounced: tan
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹朱
Pronounced: tanshu
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹砂
Pronounced: tansha
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
朱
Pronounced: ake
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
朱砂
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹
Pronounced: tan
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
朱
Pronounced: ake
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
丹色
Pronounced: niiro
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
朱色
Pronounced: shuiro
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
What does "cinnabar" mean?
- noun A dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.
- noun A bright reddish-orange color.
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noun A moth with red markings on its mostly black wings.
"There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies."
- noun Another name for dragon's blood, a type of resin.
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cinnabar in a sentence
- There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.
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What is "cinnabar" in Japanese?
"cinnabar" in Japanese is 辰砂, 丹, 丹朱. cinnabar means: A dark red mineral made of mercury sulfide, mined as the main source of mercury and used to make a red pigment.
How do you pronounce 辰砂?
"cinnabar" in Japanese is 辰砂, pronounced "shinsha".
Are there other ways to say "cinnabar" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 8 translations listed for "cinnabar": 辰砂, 丹, 丹朱, 丹砂, 朱, 朱砂.
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