Keyword
stone
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig118
Readings
いし
(51%)
せき
(38%)
せっ
(5%)
こく
(2%)
Composed of
one
slash left
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 (65 in total)
certain
to tear
refine
sand
Used in vocabulary (871 in total)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gem; jewel; precious stone
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
(made of) stone; stone-built
ore; mineral; crystal
stone statue
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
stone; rock; pebble
killing two birds with one stone
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
Ishikawa (prefecture)
tombstone; gravestone
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
magnet; compass
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
white stone; white (go pieces)
stone monument
huge rock; firmness; solidity
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
slate; stone slab
stone bridge
(building) stone
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
stone throwing
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
philosopher's stone
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
paving stone; pavement
lithograph; lithography
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
whetstone; grindstone
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
jewelry store; jewellery store
gigantic stone; megalith
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
falling rocks; fallen rocks
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
one game (of go)
masonry; stonework
pyroxene; augite
stone-built
stony mountain
mason; stonemason
huge rock; firmness; solidity
flint; firestone
plaster figure (bust)
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
go stone; go piece
stone; rock; pebble
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
precious stone; jewel; gem
curb (stone); kerb
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
stone mortar; millstone; quern
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
garden stone
avalanche of earth and rocks
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
trees and stones; unfeeling person
flint; firestone
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
sarcophagus; stone coffin
oil magnate; oil baron
arrangement of stones in a garden
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
slate; stone slab
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
stone; made of stone
stone dealer
pumice stone
weight stone (placed on pickles)
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
killing three birds with one stone
boulder; cobble
stone axe (ax)
black stone; black (go pieces)
oil heater; oil stove
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
foundation stone; cornerstone
native rock; natural rock
(made of) stone; stone-built
paving stone
pillar; cornerstone
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
slate pencil
cavern; grotto; rock cave
flint; firestone
lifting stone
quarry; stone pit
stone paving; stone paved area
(made of) stone; stone-built
pebble; round stone; boulder
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
stone pedestal
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
material ejected during a volcanic eruption (cinders, scoria, etc.)
fluorite; fluorspar
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
stepping stone
stony path; stony road
barren woman; sterile woman
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
viewing stone
miraculous stone; magical rock
stone monument
weight stone (placed on pickles)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
meteorite
earth and stones
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
quarry; stone pit
arrangement of stones in a garden
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
ancient type of cannon
iron and stone; iron will
rock garden
stone signpost; milepost; boundary stone; stone marker (benchmark, triangulation pillar, etc.)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
heated stone
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
stone slab; flagstone
hot stone; heated stone
cornerstone; foundation stone
stepping stone
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
come hell or high water
oil resources; petroleum resources
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
box-shaped funerary urn made of stone
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
flint fire; flash
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
calcareous; chalky
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
come hell or high water
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
petroleum products; petrochemical products
springs and rocks
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
pebble; small stone
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)
phenol; carbolic acid
coal-fired thermal power
stone image of people
dental calculus (calcified deposits that accumulate on the teeth); tartar (of the teeth)
arrows and stones; battlefield; war
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
paving stone; pavement
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
man of incorruptible character
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
stone image of an animal; stone figures of animals
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber
var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
stone-throwing fight
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
cavern; grotto
semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
heated stone
whetstone; grindstone
celestite; celestine
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)
artificial stone; fake rock
rare stone; special stone; strange stone
gastrolith
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
semiprecious stones
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
otolith (part of inner ear); statolith; statoconium
torii made of stone
bladder stones; cystoliths
famous jewel; exquisite stone
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
turquoise (color)
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
crossing via stepping-stones
sepiolite; meerschaum
slate roof tile
loose stone; unset jewel
stone artifact; article made of stone
stone monument; gravestone; tombstone
kidney stone; kidney stones; renal calculus
mullock (waste rock from a mine); muck; debris; tailing
low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)
stone embankment; stone levee
inscription of scripture on stone
Shishi City (Fujian)
oil industry; petroleum industry
rocky planet; terrestrial planet
graphite; black lead
Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
kidney stone; renal calculus
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
fused silica; fused quartz; quartz glass; silica glass
kidney stone; renal calculus
black diamond; carbon; carbonado
paving stone; pavement
broken stones; rubble
the Carboniferous Period
stone bathtub; steam bath taken inside a cavern or stone chamber
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
strangely shaped rocks and bizarre stones
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
upper millstone
stone mortar; millstone; quern
Coalsack Nebula; coal sack; coal bag
stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
simple meal eaten before tea is served
ammonite (traditional name)
stone hammer
worthless thing; garbage; (lit.) roof tile and stone; brick
laundry soap; detergent
grain (of rock); rift
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
tigereye; tiger's-eye
knife sharpener; whetstone
coal ash; fly ash
copestone; cope; coping stone; capping stone; capstone
sand and stone; pebble
flint arrowhead
coproma (hardened feces inside the colon); fecaloma; stercoroma; coprolite
laundry soap; detergent
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
no medical treatment having proved effective
stable disc (othello)
(terminal) moraine
oddly shaped stone; oddly shaped rock
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
inkstone; stone used to make an inkstone
round stone; pebble; boulder; coccolith
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
paving stone; pavement
light pink (color, colour)
sand and stone; pebble
Ishibashi Station (Osaka)
come hell or high water
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
crushed rock; macadam
one koku (measure)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
gallstones; cholelithiasis
cornerstone; foundation stone
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
important stone in a construction
striped jewfish (Stereolepis doederleini)
stone tree
Ishikawa Station (JR East)
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; (lit.) constant dripping wears away a stone
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
stone carving or engraving
oilcan box; wooden box approx. 37x52x25cm holding two cans of kerosene or oil
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
stone burial chamber
plagioclase feldspar
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
broken stones; rubble
asbestos coated wire mesh (was used in schools as test equipment)
caddis worm; caddis-worm (caddisfly larva)
stone with oil-like lustre (luster); coal; charcoal
Rosetta stone
ore; mineral; crystal
keystone; sphene
soap ball; soap bubble
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
nether millstone
stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot
lithological layer; rock strata; rock formation
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
Unio douglasiae (species of freshwater mussel)
cobblestone
tray-landscape foundation stone
fluorite; fluorspar
potassium bitartrate; potassium hydrogen tartrate; cream of tartar
footprint of the Buddha carved in stone
come hell or high water
cassiterite
rare stone; unusual stone
Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
important stone in a construction
Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
gemology; gemmology
a rolling stone gathers no moss
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
olivine; peridot
shield sundew (Drosera peltata); pale sundew
tigereye; tiger's-eye
unfeeling or callous person
unprocessed stone; rubble
palynomorph; pollen fossil
print from stone; rubbing; rubbed copy
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
keystone; sphene
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
glacial erratic; erratic boulder; erratic block
captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones
a rolling stone gathers no moss
skipping stones (on a body of water); skimming stones
Shiroishi Station
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
burying alive beneath stones
whitish marble (from northern Ibaraki); white limestone
index fossil; zone fossil; guide fossil; indicator fossil
non-fossil (energy, fuel, etc.)
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
fossil water; paleowater; palaeowater
rolling stone; boulder
epigraph on a stone monument; ancient inscriptions on monuments
orthoclase; common feldspar
gabion; cage filled with stones
abalone; ear shell
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii); Japanese artichoke; chorogi
sea lettuce (Ulva spp.)
var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
Shishi City (Fujian)
milestone; stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir
olivine; peridot
no medical treatment having proved effective
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
rock salt; halite
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
soap ball; soap bubble
cobblestone
shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
rhinophyma; red swollen nose (often associated with alcoholism)
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
toothed top shell (Monodonta labio)
captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
a rolling stone gathers no moss
blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
rock porgy (Oplegnathus punctatus); spotted knifejaw
stone weight
British Petroleum; BP
stone weights on pickle-tub covers
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
lime or calcium fertilizer; lime or calcium fertiliser
competent local official
coal seam; coal bed
extrication from dependence on oil
Chile saltpeter; soda nitre
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient
stone inscription; epigraphy
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
kanji "stone" radical at left
peak oil (date when the peak of the world's petroleum production rate is reached)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
coprolite; guano
stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net
anatase (TiO2); octahedrite
stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus)
circular stone or jasper ornament from the Kofun era
vermiculite
powdered abalone shell (used in Chinese medicine)
pellet; pebble; small rock
pellet; pebble; small rock
stoning (punishment)
dolmen; portal tomb
rock series; lithosequence
soda-lime-silica glass; soda-lime glass (most common type of glass)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
microlith (small stone tool)
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)
stone used as a marker for hundred times worship
mine car; mine wagon
barite; baryte; barytes
soft soap (esp. potash soap)
soft soap (esp. potash soap)
hard soap; soda soap
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)
enterolith; intestinal calculus
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)
quarry stone; unprocessed stone
red and white-speckled silica
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
vesuvianite
piedmontite; piemontite; manganese epidote
diopside; malacolite
sugilite; lavulite
apophyllite; fish-eye stone
haüyne; hauynite
groundmass; matrix
drupe; stone fruit
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
sword with a stone pommel
belemnite
liquefied petroleum gas; LPG
end moraine; terminal moraine
permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor
flake tool (archaeology)
flake tool (archaeology)
steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
pebble throwing game played by young girls
pebble throwing game played by young girls
pebble throwing game played by young girls
texture (of a rock); structure
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
stone axe with multiple cutting edges (Jōmon period)
gangue; veinstone
brick-oven pizza; wood-fired pizza
brick-oven pizza; wood-fired pizza
phosphorite; rock phosphate; phosphate rock
mangano-ferri-eckermannite; kozulite
scale on the inside of a boiler
gangue; veinstone
gangue; veinstone
voussoir; arch-stone; ring stone
small pieces of stone used to make terrazzo, etc.; seed stone (othello)
reversing a single stone (othello)
laying stones flat (e.g. in gardens); method for assigning colors to players (othello)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
stone statue of a woman
stone with a picture carved into it (ancient China)
wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls; square stone narrowing at one end
non-fossil fuel energy value trading market (established in 2018 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Non-Fossil Fuel Certificate
Ishida Station (Kyoto)
Shihezi City
Yakeshi City
Shishou City
Shibi Station
Ishii Station (Hyōgo)
Kuroishi Station (Aomori)
graptolite (extinct Paleozoic era invertebrate)
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)
Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Rhododendron metternichii
Azuma rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
small-toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
Tribolodon nakamurai (species of cyprinid)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
Dardanus crassimanus (species of left-handed hermit crab)
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina)
Examples (200 in total)
This house is made of stone.
What kind of stone is this?
Stone was used to build their houses.