Japanese

きんぞく
Meaning: metal
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

金
属

Example sentences

Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
鉛は非常に重く、加工しやすい金属だ。
Lead is a very heavy metal that is easy to process.
彼は新しい金属バットでホームランを打った。
He hit a home run with his new metal bat.
水銀は常温で液体の金属です。
Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature.
この機械は金属を切削する
This machine cuts metal.
地球型惑星は主に岩石や金属から成る惑星です。
Terrestrial planets are planets composed mainly of rock and metal.
金属を溶かすと、表面にドロスが浮いてくる。
When metal is melted, dross floats to the surface.
製鉄所では、溶けた金属の表面にスラグが浮かぶ。
At the steelworks, slag floats on the surface of the molten metal.

Usage Notes

Refers to chemical elements or alloys with metallic properties.

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