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JLPT N4 · Noun

石 (ishi)

石 (いし, ishi) is a Japanese noun meaning “stone; rock”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いし
Romaji
ishi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. stone; rock; pebble · noun
  2. jewel; precious stone · noun
  3. flint (in a lighter) · noun
  4. (round) game piece; stone (in go, etc.); disc (in Othello) · noun
  5. stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus · noun

Example sentences

その子供は小さな石を拾い上げた。
The child picked up a small stone.
Tatoeba #210120

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 石

石
stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 石.

石鹸せっけんsoap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

Source: JMdict entry 1382440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.