石 – Kanji details

Keyword

stone

Info

Frequency	Top 300-400
Type	Kyōiku (1st grade) ?
Kanken	Level 10
Heisig	118
Readings	せき (48%) いし (41%) せっ (5%) こく (2%)
	しゃくじゃくしいわとごくつわうまずば

Composed of

一

one

丿

slash left

口

mouth

Mnemonic

A stone landed to the left of his mouth and slashed his face with a sharp edge leaving one very nasty gash...

Used in kanji (68 in total)

certain

to tear

refine

sand

hard like a rock

cannon

boulder

break into pieces

polish

malicious jealousy

fort

magnetic

cornerstone

clear the way

small stones

nitric

blue-green

monument with an inscription

碗

teacup

磐

large rock in which the gods dwell

satisfactory

rocky beach

Go (the game)

inkstone

sulphur

crucifixion

wild mulberry

reef

obstacle

whetstone

grapnel

become obstructed

???

cave

mill

many stones

illustrious

arsenic

???

fulling block

???

insects which eat into clot

???

ravine

alum

rock

expanse of sand

upside-V-shaped gong

ore [alt]

round stone

cut with a sword

yard (91.44 cm)

???

???

???

sound of stones struck together

???

???

???

whetstone

a kind of china

???

barren

sure

stone probe

???

giant clam

???

Used in vocabulary (1096 in total)

石いし

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

宝ほう石せき

gem; jewel; precious stone

石こく

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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Examples (200 in total)

私わたしは手てに持もった黒くろい石いしに意い識しきを向むける。

I focus my attention on the black stone in my hand.

見みる限かぎりでは、普ふ通つうの石いしにしか見みえないしね。

As far as I can see, it looks like nothing more than an ordinary stone.

いや、そもそも石いしを売うる人ひとっているのか？

No, are there even people who sell stones in the first place?

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