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jewellery

Japanese translation: 宝石 or houseki

13:31 Dec 16, 2001
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Retail / retail
English term or phrase: jewellery
just as a subject
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Japanese translation:宝石 or houseki
Explanation:
The simplest one is as I suggested 宝石 (houseki). If you collectively refer to jewellery, you could add 類 (rui) at the end of this to get 宝石類 (houseki-rui).

Another option possible is 貴金属 (kikinzoku), but this is not direct. This corresponds to rare metals.
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Yuichi Sakuma
Local time: 07:33
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4 +7宝石 or houseki
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
宝石 or houseki


Explanation:
The simplest one is as I suggested 宝石 (houseki). If you collectively refer to jewellery, you could add 類 (rui) at the end of this to get 宝石類 (houseki-rui).

Another option possible is 貴金属 (kikinzoku), but this is not direct. This corresponds to rare metals.

Yuichi Sakuma
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Japanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  studio_rain
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agree  J_R_Tuladhar
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agree  organizer
12 hrs
agree  mimichan
13 hrs
agree  matyu9 (X)
14 hrs
agree  Eden Brandeis
16 hrs
agree  Lengy Nash (X): Lengy
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jueriiジュエリー


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