エメリー
emerii
The Japanese word for the mineral emery is エメリー (emerii).
エメリー is used to refer to the abrasive mineral emery.
Meaning: mineral (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is emerii.
Did you know?
- While エメリー refers to the mineral, Japanese people use the word やすり for an emery board or nail file. This term comes from the verb やする, meaning 'to file' or 'to smooth'.
- The word エメリー is rarely used in casual conversation. If a Japanese speaker wants to describe something as 'rough' or 'gritty' like emery, they use the onomatopoeic word ざらざら.
- The word エメリー is a loanword from English, written in the katakana script used for foreign names and terms. Most native Japanese words for minerals would use kanji instead of this phonetic script.
Examples in context
- エメリーは非常に硬い鉱物です。Emerī wa hijō ni katai kōbutsu desu.Emery is a very hard mineral.
- エメリーの成分を調べます。Emerī no seibun o shirabemasu.I will investigate the composition of the emery.
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are working in a craft workshop.
- 蓮 Ren美咲、ここにエメリーはある？Misaki, koko ni emerī wa aru?Misaki, is there any emery here?
- 美咲 Misakiあそこに置いてあるよ。asoko ni oite aru yo.It's placed over there.
- 蓮 Renありがとう、これで仕上げるね。arigatō, kore de shiageru ne.Thanks, I'll finish it with this.
- 美咲 Misakiうん、きれいに磨いてね。un, kirei ni migaite ne.Yeah, polish it nicely.
