金剛|こんごうkongou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounvajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine
  2. nounthunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymダイヤモンドNeutralThe standard modern word for a diamond; 「金剛」 is mostly Buddhist, used figuratively for something indestructible.
  • SynonymダイヤCasualColloquial shortening of 「ダイヤモンド」, common in speech; also names the diamond suit in cards. 「金剛」 is not used this way.
  • Synonym金剛石こんごうせきWrittenThe mineral name for diamond, found in written and technical contexts; 「金剛」 originally denotes the indestructible substance of Buddhism.

Everyday speech uses 「ダイヤ」 or 「ダイヤモンド」 for a diamond, and the mineral name is 「金剛石」; 「金剛」 belongs mainly to Buddhist contexts such as 「金剛力士」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 最もっとも硬かたい金属きんぞく。
  2. 金剛石こんごうせき。ダイヤモンド。
  3. (比喩ひゆ)堅固けんごで不壊ふえ。
  4. 金剛杵こんごうしょの略称りゃくしょう。
  5. 金剛界こんごうかいの略称りゃくしょう。
  6. 金剛こんごう身みの略称りゃくしょう。
  7. 金剛力士こんごうりきしの略称りゃくしょう。
  8. 金剛こんごう蔵王ざおう権現ごんげんの略称りゃくしょう。
  9. 金剛乗こんごうじょうの略称りゃくしょう。
  10. 金剛こんごう草履ぞうりの略称りゃくしょう。
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