石 – stone

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The kanji 石 means stone. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セキ、シャク、コク (seki, shaku, koku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いし (ishi). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 石 (no. 112).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セキ	seki
On’yomi	シャク	shaku
On’yomi	コク	koku
Kun’yomi	いし	ishi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 石 (Kangxi radical 112). Components: 口.

Words using 石

石鹸せっけんsoap石いしstone石炭せきたんcoal石油せきゆoil宝石ほうせきgem流石さすがas one would expect磁石じしゃくmagnet化石かせきfossil岩石がんせきrock

Example sentences

ひげをそる前に石けんをつける。

I lather my face before shaving.

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その子供は小さな石を拾い上げた。

The child picked up a small stone.

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石炭を石油の代わりに使いました。

They substituted coal for oil.

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Kanji with the same radical

確研破硬砂礎砲砕磨碁磁碑碗

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