ざんいし
Meanings
Noun
Idiomatic
1. 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)
Kanji used
other
mountain
stone
Pitch accent
ざんのいし
Composed of
another mountain; another temple
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus