Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) is very similar to Anhydrite (CaSO4). The chemical difference is that gypsum contains two waters and anhydrite is without water. Gypsum is the most common sulfate mineral. Gypsum wallboard and plaster: Wallboard and construction plaster are the primary industrial uses of gypsum in the United States.
Hoshi (æ) is a Japanese word which means star. It is also a surname. Hoshi (ä¿å¿) is a Japanese surname with a similar pronunciation. HÅshi (æ³å¸«) is unrelated to the preceding words, and pronounced differently. It is a technical term in Buddhism (see below).
When romanised, this pause is represented by a doubling of the first consonant of the second syllable; thus nichi æ¥ plus kÅ å (light) is written and pronounced nikkÅ, meaning sunlight. The initial consonant of non-initial syllables in compounds often becomes voiced in Japanese, in a process called rendaku.Non-initial hon in compounds thus often changes to bon or pon. There are therefore two possible pronunciations for æ¥æ¬: Nihon or Nippon.n Korean, Japan is called Ilbon (ì¼ë³¸/æ¥æ¬), which is the Korean pronunciation of the Sino-Korean name, and in Sino-Vietnamese, Japan is called Nháº­t Báº£n (also rendered as Nhá»±t Bá»n). Ue-kok (å­å) is recorded for older Hokkien speakers.