iron
→
black
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme 1 | kurogane | |
| Lexeme 2 | kuro | |
| Meaning 1 | iron | 黒金 kurogane lit. black metal |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | black | |
| Reference | BJaRS | |
| Comment | "железо" - книжное | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | tiĕ (铁) | |
| Meaning 1 | iron | Tiě wūdǐng (铁屋顶) Iron roof |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | black (horse paint) | Jià tiě lí (驾铁骊) to ride a black horse |
| Reference | BKRS: 11661 | |
| Comment | Also tiě jīnshǔ (铁金属) 'ferrous (lit. black) metal' | |
Cf. German Schwarzmetallurgie, Russian черный металл, черная металлургия, Ukrainian чорна металургія.