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JLPT N3 · Noun

宝石 (houseki)

宝石 (ほうせき, houseki) is a Japanese noun meaning “gem; jewel”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ほうせき
Romaji
houseki
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. gem; jewel; precious stone · noun

Example sentences

彼は鍵をかけて宝石を金庫にしまいこんだ。
He locked up his jewels in the safe.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 宝石

宝
treasure, wealth, valuablesホウ・たから · 8 strokes
石
stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 宝石.

宝たからtreasure重宝ちょうほうconvenient石鹸せっけんsoap石いしstone石炭せきたんcoal石油せきゆoil流石さすがas one would expect磁石じしゃくmagnet化石かせきfossil岩石がんせきrock

Source: JMdict entry 1516220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.