水銀

すいぎん
suigin

mercury

What does 水銀 mean?

水銀 is a Japanese noun meaning “mercury” in English. It is written as 水銀 in kanji, すいぎん in hiragana, and suigin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

昔の体温計には水銀が使われていた。

Old thermometers used mercury.

水銀は常温で液体の金属だ。

Mercury is a metal that's liquid at room temperature.

Words sharing kanji with 水銀

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