Japanese symbol for “quartzite”
珪岩
けいがん
Romaji: keigan
quartzite
In Japanese, quartzite is 珪岩, read けいがん (keigan).
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Meanings
- n quartzite
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “quartzite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石英岩 | せきえいがん sekieigan | quartzite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珪藻土 | けいそうど keisoudo | diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl |
| 珪藻 | けいそう keisou | diatom |
| 珪砂 | けいしゃ keisha | quartz sand; silica sand |
| 珪石 | けいせき keiseki | silica |
| 珪肺症 | けいはいしょう keihaishou | silicosis |
| 珪質海綿 | けいしつかいめん keishitsukaimen | siliceous sponge (any sponge other than those of class Calcarea) |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
| 岩盤 | がんばん ganban | bedrock |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.