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Japanese word
メタル
Pronunciation
Romajimetaru
Meaning
- nounmetal
Example
この時計はメタル製です。ko no tokei wa me ta ru sei de su
This watch is made of metal.
More examples
このメタル部品は水に強いです。ko no me ta ru bu hin wa mizu ni tsuyo i de su
This metal part is resistant to water.
Core concept
The word centers on a solid, forceful quality that describes a useful material and the intense music known as heavy metal.
Common phrases
メタルフレームme ta ru fu rē mu
metal frame
メタル部品me ta ru bu hin
metal part
Similar words
金属kinzoku: The standard term for a material such as iron, copper, or aluminum, with useful physical properties.
Definition in Japanese
鉄や銅など、光沢があり、熱や電気を通しやすく、道具や製品の材料となる物質。tetsu ya dō na do kō taku ga a ri netsu ya den ki o tō shi ya su ku dō gu ya sei hin no zai ryō to na ru bus shitsu
Word origin
メタル (metaru) is a loanword from English metal, which comes from Latin metallum, "metal" or "mine", from Greek metallon.
Usage tips
- Japanese uses メタル (metaru) as a shortened form of ヘビーメタル (hebī metaru) in music contexts, so the surrounding topic distinguishes the genre from the material.
Other meanings
- heavy metalnoun
Related words
- メタル感metarukanmetallic feelnoun
- メタル製metaruseimade of metalpre-noun adjectival