Japanese Word Entry

試金石
Kana:しきんせき
Romaji:shikinseki
Definitions:
  1. touchstone, Lydian stone

  2. touchstone (e.g. of success), test, litmus test


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Chinese characters used in this word

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˋ (shì)
Cantonese: si3, si5
Japanese: シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu)
Korean: 시 (si)
Vietnamese: thí
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

gold, metals in general, money
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄣ (jīn), ㄐㄧㄣˋ (jìn)
Cantonese: gam1
Japanese: キン (kin)、 コン (kon)、 ゴン (gon) / かね (kane)、 かな- (kana-)、 -がね (-gane)
Korean: 김 (gim), 금 (geum)
Vietnamese: kim

stone, rock, mineral, rad. 112
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˊ (shí), ㄉㄢˋ (dàn)
Cantonese: daam3, sek6
Japanese: セキ (seki)、 シャク (shaku)、 コク (koku) / いし (ishi)
Korean: 석 (seog)
Vietnamese: thạch
Variants
Semantic variant form: