List of Gemstones in Japanese

In this article we will share a complete list of gemstones in Japanese, stones that use ideograms and also the ones written in Katakana. If you're wondering how to say diamond, ruby or any other stone in Japanese, this article will answer your questions.

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Gemstones in Japanese with Kanji

In Japanese we have many gemstones that have their Japanese version with ideograms, they may not be often used, but their literal meanings and the combination of ideograms matches perfectly with the stone in question.

Between parentheses will be placed a short description of the stone or its literal meaning. Below is a list of gemstones in Japanese with Ideograms:

• To-ryu - Diamond - literally "sharpening grain" (extremely hard carbon mineral stone)
• 紅玉 (Kogyoku) - Ruby - literally "red ball" (intense red mineral stone)
• 青玉 (Seigyoku) - Sapphire - literally "blue ball" (blue or bluish-green mineral stone)
• 翡翠 (Hisui) - Emerald - literally "green stone" (intense green mineral stone)
• 藍玉 (Raigyoku) - Aquamarine - literally "light blue ball" (light blue or bluish-green mineral stone)
• Opal - literally "protein stone" (mineral stone with an opalescent appearance of multiple colors)
• Garnet (Shakuto-seki) - Granada - literally "pomegranate stone" (mineral stone of various colors)
• Purple Quartz (Murasaki-suishou) - Amethyst - literally "purple crystal" (mineral stone of violet or purple color)
• 黄玉 (Ougyoku) - Topaz - literally "yellow ball" (mineral stone of various colors)
• Suigyoku (翠玉) - Turquoise - literally "light green ball" (mineral stone of bluish-green color)
• 玉 (Tama) - Jade - literally "precious stone" (a generic term that refers to a wide variety of mineral stones used in jewelry, including jadeite and nephrite)
• 緑柱石 (Ryokuchuuseki) - Peridot - literally "green-yellow stone" (a mineral stone of greenish-yellow color)
• Shikoukiseki - Morganite - literally "brilliant pink-purple stone" (mineral stone of pink or purple color)
• 黄水晶 (Kisuishou) - Citrine - literally "yellow crystal" (mineral stone of yellow or orange-yellow color)
• 蒼玉 (Sougyoku) - Blue Topaz - literally "light blue ball" (light blue colored mineral stone)

Below are more gems, but without focusing so much on the literal meanings of each ideogram:

• 紅水晶 (Beni-suishou) - Rose quartz (pink crystal)
• Budou-seki (葡萄石) - Rose amethyst (grape stone)
• 黄玉髄 (Ou-gyoku-zui) - Yellow calcite (yellow ball core)
• Red Beryl (Aka-budou-seki) - Rhodocrosite (red grape stone)
• 黒曜石 (Kokuyou-seki) - Obsidian (shiny black stone)
• Chalcopyrite (yellow copper ore) - Calcopirita (yellow copper ore)
• 石榴子石 (Sekishizukushi-seki) - Garnet (pomegranate stone)
• Yellow Jade (Ougyoku-seki) - Citrine (yellow ball stone)
• Fuyou-seki (芙蓉石) - Bspinel (lotus flower stone)
• 蛍石 (Hotaru-ishii) - Fluorite (firefly stone)
• 水晶 (Suishou) - Crystal (water stone)
• Black Striped Agate (Kokujiman) - Onyx (black and white banded agate)
• 碧玉 (Heki-gyoku) - Blue jade (greenish-blue precious stone)
• Agate (striped stone) - 瑪瑙 (Mano)
• 翠石 (Sui-seki) - Jade (green precious stone)
• Shikunmou (紫雲母) - Lepidolite (purple mica)
• 瑠璃 (Ruri) - Blue glass (cobalt blue glass)
• Unmou (Mica) - Moscovite (transparent mica)
• Serpentine (Jamon-seki) - Jasper (snake stone)
• 赤銅鉱 (Sekidoukou) - Red chalcopyrite (red copper ore)
• Black garnet (Kokuzetu-ringou) - black garnet (black gemstone)
• Suijuu-seki - Turquoise (blue-green gemstone)
• Amethyst (purple crystal) - Ametista (crystal purple)
• 白玉 (Byakugyoku) - White jade (white precious stone)
• 黄水晶 (Ki-suishou) - Yellow quartz (yellow crystal)
• Gyokkou - Spodumene (jade ore)
• Gyoku-rensui - Serpentine (jade curtain stone)
• 藍玉髄 (Ai-gyoku-zui) - Lapis lazuli (blue ball core)
• 珊瑚 (Sango) - Coral (coral)
• Red coral (Beni-sango) - Red coral (red coral)
• Gyoku-shokoshu - Opal (colored gemstone)
• Akane-seki - Garnet (carmine stone)
• 碧玉髄 (Heki-gyoku-zui) - Jadeite (medulla of greenish-blue ball)
• Yourou-seki - Crisoberyl (leaf wax stone)
• Benigyu (Beni-gyoku) - Cornaline (red jade)
• Green Column Stone (Ryoku-chuu-seki) - Actinolite (green column stone)
• White Mica (Byaku-unmou) - White Moscovite (white mica)
• 蒼玉 (Sou-gyoku) - Gray jade (gray precious stone)
• Green Jasper (Ryoku-gyoku-zui) - Vesuvianite (green ball core)
• 瑠璃色 (Ruri-iro) - Cobalt blue (cobalt blue color)
• 碧翡翠 (Heki-hisui) - Green jade (blue-green jade)
• Red Agate (Aka-mano) - Cornelian (red agate)
• 黄水晶 (Ki-suishou) - Yellow quartz (yellow crystal)
• Blue lapis lazuli (blue fish stone) - Lapis lazuli (blue fish stone)
• Tiger's Eye (Kokyan-seki) - Tiger eye (tiger eye stone)
• 赤銅鉱 (Sekidoukou) - Red chalcopyrite (red copper ore)
• 翡翠 (Hisui) - Jade (green jade)
• Obsidian - Magnetite (shiny black stone)
• Green Column Stone (Ryoku-chuu-seki) - Actinolite (green column stone)
• Garnet (Seki-shi-zu-ishi) - Granada (pomegranate stone)
• 黄緑石 (Ou-ryoku-seki) - Peridot (yellow-green gemstone)
• Purple Snake Stone (Murasaki-jamon-seki) - Purple jasper (purple snake stone)
• Akakin-seki - Pyrite (red gold stone)
• Shinju - Pearl (pearl)
• Red Agate (Beni-mano) - Red Cornaline (red agate)
• 翡翠玉 (Hisui-dama) - Jadeite (precious green jade stone)
• Hakkin-seki (白金石) - Chiastolite (white gold stone)
• Desert Rose (Sabaku-barahana) - Desert stone (rose of the desert)
• Red Quartz (Aka-suishou) - Red quartz (red crystal)
• Agate color (Mano-iro) - Agate (color) (agate color)
• Rokushou-seki (Verdigris Stone) - Malachite (bluish-green stone)
• Gyoku-zui (玉髄) - Spodumene (jade stone)
• 翡翠石 (Hisui-seki) - Jadeite (precious stone of green jade)
• 青水晶 (Seisui-shou) - Blue quartz (blue crystal)
• 赤紅石 (Sekikou-seki) - Hematite (red stone)
• 紅雲母 (Beni-unmou) - Red muscovite (red mica)
• You-seki - Crisoberyl (leaf stone)
• 黒曜 (Koku-yo) - Obsidian (black stone)
• Benitoite - Epidote (red and green stone)
• Blue Goldstone (Seikin-gyo-seki) - Sodalite (blue fish stone)
• 白玉髄 (Byaku-gyoku-zui) - White jade (white jade ball medulla)
• 玉 (Tama) - Precious stone (jade, precious stone)
• 瑪瑙髄 (Mano-zui) - Agate with veins (agate marrow)

Precious Stones in Japanese with Katakana

Below is a list of gemstones commonly written in Katakana that have been imported from other languages:

• Diamond - diamond
• Ruby - rubi
• Sapphire (safaiya) - sapphire
• エメラルド (emerarudo) - emerald
• Aquamarine (akuamarin) - aquamarine
• Opal - opala
• Garnet - granada
• Amethyst (amejisuto) - amethyst
• Topaz - topaz
• Turquoise (taakoiizu) - turquoise
• ジェード (jeedo) - jade
• Peridot (peridotto) - peridot
• モルガナイト (moruganaito) - morganite
• シトリン (shitorin) - citrine
• Blue Topaz (buruutopaazu) - blue topaz
• Moonstone - moonstone
• Sunstone - stone of the sun
• Iolite - iolite
• Lapislazuli - lápis-lazúli
• Amber - âmbar
• Tanzanite - tanzanite
• Cornelian (kaanerian) - cornelian
• Peridot (peridotto) - peridot
• Spinel - spinel
• Quartz (kuootsu) - quartz
• Onyx - onyx
• Rutile Quartz (ruchirukuootsu) - rutile quartz
• ヒスイ (hisui) - jadeite
• Jasper Saddle - carnelian jasper
• Black Diamond (burakkudaiyamondo) - black diamond