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JLPT N2 · Noun

磁石 (jishaku)

磁石 (じしゃく, jishaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “magnet”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
じしゃく
Romaji
jishaku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. magnet · noun, noun taking の
  2. compass · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

キートンはハトの頭に磁石を取り付けた。
Keeton put magnets on the heads of his pigeons.
Tatoeba #226070
磁石の針は北を指す。
Compass needles point to the north.
Tatoeba #150174

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

Kanji in 磁石

磁
magnet, porcelainジ · 14 strokes
石
stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 磁石.

磁気じきmagnetism磁器じきporcelain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化石かせきfossil岩石がんせきrock

Source: JMdict entry 1317080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.