Word Meaning 宝石

ほうせき houseki

宝石 is read as ほうせき (houseki) and means gem.

Meaning

English

  1. gem
  2. jewel
  3. precious stone

Reading

Kana

ほうせき

Romaji

houseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5152 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宝石学会

ほうせきがっかい

Gemological Institute of America

宝石学

ほうせきがく

gemology

宝石店

ほうせきてん

jewelry store

宝石商

ほうせきしょう

jeweler

宝石羽太

ほうせきはた

brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)

宝石箱

ほうせきばこ

jewel box

宝石泥棒

ほうせきどろぼう

jewel thief

合成宝石

ごうせいほうせき

synthetic gems

人造宝石

じんぞうほうせき

artificial jewels

日本宝石協同組合

にっぽんほうせききょうどうくみあい

Japan Jewelers Association

宝物

ほうもつ

treasure

たから

treasure

Example Sentences

10

She adorned herself with jewels.

She was robbed of her jewels last night.

My sister's jewelry box was stolen.

At last, the gem was in his hands.

She was captured trying to steal jewelry.

The jewel was found in an unlikely place.

There were many jewels in the treasure chest.

These jewels are priced at over a million yen each.

At last, the gem was in his hands.

While she was out, the thief got away with her jewels.