touchstone in Japanese
touchstone in Japanese is 試金石 — touchstone means a dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
touchstone in Japanese
試金石
Pronounced: shikinseki
What does "touchstone" mean?
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noun A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
"Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold."
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noun A standard or test used to judge the quality or genuineness of something.
"Honesty became the touchstone by which she judged all her friendships."
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touchstone in a sentence
- Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold.
- Honesty became the touchstone by which she judged all her friendships.
- The novel is often used as a touchstone for great American fiction.
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What is "touchstone" in Japanese?
"touchstone" in Japanese is 試金石. touchstone means: A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
How do you pronounce 試金石?
"touchstone" in Japanese is 試金石, pronounced "shikinseki".
How do you use "touchstone" in a sentence?
Example: "Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold." In Japanese, "touchstone" is 試金石.
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