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石
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stone

HSK 3 N2
Nature →Elements →Minerals
shí
セキ、シャク、コク
いし
석
Pictograph of a musical stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
石
Regular
Modern
Chinese
石 [Shí]
surname Shi
石 [dàn]
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ten pecks; one hundred liters
石 [shí]
rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā​yīn]
Japanese
石 いし 同音

noun

  1. stone; rock; pebble
  2. jewel; precious stone
  3. flint (in a lighter)
  4. Go stone
  5. medicine stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
石 、 斛 こく 同音

noun

  1. koku; (explanation) traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
  2. measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
石 せき 同音

counter

  1. counter for jewels in a watch
  2. counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
その子供は小さな石を拾い上げた。
The child picked up a small stone.
あの大名は十万石を領している。
That daimyo holds a fief yielding 100,000 koku of rice.
Japanese Names
石 あきら
Akira unclassified name
石 あつし
Atsushi given name
石 いし
Ishi surname
石 いしおどり
Ishiodori unclassified name
石 いしさき
Ishisaki surname
石 いしざき
Ishizaki surname
石 いしすえ
Ishisue unclassified name
石 いしずえ
Ishizue unclassified name
石 いしはま
Ishihama surname
石 いしふく
Ishifuku unclassified name
石 いしぶく
Ishibuku unclassified name
石 いそ
Iso surname
石 いんせき
Inseki given name
石 かず
Kazu surname
石 こく
Koku place name
石 し
Shi surname
石 せき
Seki surname
石 そく
Soku surname
石 つるいし
Tsuruishi surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
石头 [shí​tou] #1,856
stone
石头 [shí​tou] #1,856
stone
石油 [shí​yóu] #4,035
oil
钻石 [zuàn​shí] #2,154
diamond
钻石 [zuàn​shí] #2,154
diamond
岩石 [yán​shí] #5,119
rock
石化 [shí​huà] #21,962
to petrify
宝石 [bǎo​shí] #6,510
precious stone
宝石 [bǎo​shí] #6,510
precious stone
陨石 [yǔn​shí] #7,008
meteorite
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 宝石 [ほうせき] #3,434
gem
⭐ 小石 [こいし] #7,725
pebble
流石に [さすがに] #8,169
as one would expect
⭐ 流石 [さすが] #8,565
as one would expect
石畳 [いしだたみ] #9,354
stone paving
石造り [いしづくり] #11,109
(made of) stone
⭐ 鉱石 [こうせき] #12,085
ore
石像 [せきぞう] #13,337
stone statue
⭐ 大理石 [だいりせき] #14,057
marble
⭐ 石段 [いしだん] #14,103
(flight of) stone steps
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KOREAN WORDS (45)
수석 #9,216
water and stones
석유 #25,307
oil; petroleum
자석 #42,160
magnet
석탄 #45,011
coal
괴석
weird stone
구석기 시대
Old Stone Age; Paleolithic Age
금강석
diamond
대리석
marble
만석
lots of grain
망부석
mangbuseok
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