Where does “貴金属” come from?
貴金属 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 貴, from Chinese 貴.
貴金属 (Japanese): a precious metal; a noble metal
Definitions
- a precious metal; a noble metal
Ancestry of “貴金属”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 貴 | added to nouns related to people to indicate... |
| 2 | Chinese | 貴 | — |