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).
Hiragana is basically more cursive or rounded way of writing and indicates both the shape and relative simplicity of the scripts. Have a look at this Japanese saying: [ Love is a leveler ]. This time, the Japanese phrase is not only KANJI. So, it is NOT Yo Ji Jyu Ko Go, because it is not made of 4 kanji symbols. Although Kanji symbols are used to express the main concept of this phrase, Hiragana is also used to write the grammatical parts of sentence. They are a subordinate characters.