ほうせき
Meanings
Noun
1. gem; jewel; precious stone
It looks like a gemstone!
Pitch accent
ほ
うせき
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
jewelry store; jewellery store
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
Examples (33 in total)
I'm thinking of giving a gemstone as a present.
The jewels on display disappeared.
This store must deal in jewelry, right?
She adorned herself with jewels.
He is alleged to have stolen the jewelry.
They bought jewels and automobiles.
The jewel was found in an unlikely place.
A large gemstone is set in the top.
The jewel was stolen during the night.
Is this how I should cut the gemstones?
Ignore the color of the substance that makes up the gemstone.
There were many jewels in the treasure chest.
She especially liked to polish her jewels.
She proudly displayed her jewels.
He locked up his jewels in the safe.
The goal is, above all else, to destroy the black gem.
These kinds of jewelry are of little value.
She passed the jewel off as her own.
The actress always wears expensive jewels.
It was a ring embedded with gems that glowed with light.
They believed the jewel would bring disaster.
Someone broke into Mary's flat and stole her jewellery.
I sold the best jewel that I had.
The ring I gave her had a tiny stone in it.
The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.
He wears expensive clothes and owns a lot of jewelry.
What remained in the ashes was just a tiny fragment of a gem.
The guards must keep watch over the jewels.
The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.
A thief broke in and made off with all my jewelry.
These gems are priced at over a million yen each.
She locked her jewels in the safe for fear they might be stolen.
She picked out the best of all the jewels in the shop.