宝石|ほうせきhouseki[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungem; jewel; precious stone
   彼かれは鍵かぎをかけて宝石ほうせきを金庫きんこにしまいこんだ。↗

   He locked up his jewels in the safe.

• Synonym珠玉しゅぎょくWrittenLiterally pearls and jade; figuratively a gem of a poem or piece of writing, as in 「珠玉の短編」.
• Synonym貴石きせきWrittenWritten/formal gemology and jewelry-trade term for precious stones such as diamonds and rubies, distinguished from 「半貴石」.
• Synonym宝玉ほうぎょくWrittenA literary, old-fashioned word for precious gems and jade; seen mostly in stories.
• Related宝珠ほうじゅWrittenA Buddhist wish-granting jewel or the jewel-shaped ornament atop a pagoda; strongly religious overtones.
• RelatedジェムNeutralLoanword for a gem; often used for game items or in product names.
• RelatedジェムストーンNeutralLoanword for gemstone, covering raw stones and stones for jewelry; used mainly in the jewelry trade.

Default to 「宝石」. 「貴石」 is gemology-trade writing for precious stones, 「宝玉」 an archaic word seen in stories, 「珠玉」 figuratively a fine literary work, 「宝珠」 a Buddhist or pagoda jewel, 「ジェム」 a game item or product name, 「ジェムストーン」 jewelry-trade jargon.

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1. 硬かたくて美うつくしい色彩しきさいを持もち光沢こうたくに富とむ、産出量さんしゅつりょうの少すくない鉱物こうぶつ。