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しるかに【白金】 : shirukani | define meaning

shirukani

Pronunciation: [ɕiɾukani]

Definition

Noun

Tin (Sn)
Lead (Pb)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese しろがね【銀・白銀・白金】 shirogane "silver" and its variant しろかね shirokane.

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「しろかね」錫".
Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "[English] Tin... [Japanese] Susu... [Loo-Choo] Sheedookannee".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	白金
Kana	しるかに
Romanization	shirukani
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕiɾukani]

意味：すず・スズ【錫】、なまり【鉛】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 12). しるかに【白金】 : shirukani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7603/shirukani/.