No. 817 in Japanese
ガラス
Glass.
In a sentence
ガラスが割れる音が聞こえました。
I heard the sound of glass breaking.
In this sentence, 'ガラス' refers to the material, glass, used in objects like windows and glasses.
この窓のガラスはとても分厚いです。
The glass of this window is very thick.
Here, 'ガラス' is describing the sheet of glass used as part of the window.
私たちは透明なガラスのコップを使っています。
We are using transparent glass cups.
In this case, 'ガラス' specifies the material that the cups are made of, emphasizing their transparency typical of glass products.
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