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Definition and Synonyms for 精髄
| 1. | 精髄 | 空気、土、火、水に続く、五番目の、そして最も高位の元素 |
| Ether | the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water | |
| Synonyms: | 心髄, 神髄, 精髄 | |
| 2. | 眼目 | 抽出される元となる植物や薬品、その他天然の生成物の顕著な性質をかなりの程度まで保持しているような物質 |
| Essence | any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted | |
| Synonyms: | エキス, エッセンス, 実, 実, 実, 実質, 心髄, 本質, 正身, 真諦, 眼目, 神髄, 精髄, 誠 | |
| 3. | 精髄 | すべての天体を構成する物質であると信じられていた |
| Ether | was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies | |
| Synonyms: | 心髄, 神髄, 精髄 |
Meanings for each kanji in 精髄
| » | 精 | refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill |
| » | 髄 | marrow; pith |
Categories 精髄 is a member of
| 1. | 物質 | 人やもので構成される、実在する物理的な物質 |
| Substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | |
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| 2. | 要素 | 古代と中世の宇宙論において、物理的宇宙を構成すると考えられていた4物質のうちの1つ |
| Element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | |
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