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cinnabar in Japanese

cinnabar in Japanese is 辰砂, 丹, 丹朱 — cinnabar means a deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

cinnabar in Japanese

辰砂
noun
Pronounced: shinsha
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
noun
Pronounced: tan
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹朱
noun
Pronounced: tanshu
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
丹砂
noun
Pronounced: tansha
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
noun
Pronounced: ake
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
朱砂
noun
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
noun
Pronounced: tan
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
noun
Pronounced: ake
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
丹色
noun
Pronounced: niiro
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
朱色
noun
Pronounced: shuiro
A bright red colour tinted with orange.

What does "cinnabar" mean?

  1. noun A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  2. noun A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  3. noun A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
  4. noun Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
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What is "cinnabar" in Japanese?

"cinnabar" in Japanese is 辰砂, 丹, 丹朱. cinnabar means: A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

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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