Keyword
stone
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig118
Readings
いし
(51%)
せき
(38%)
せっ
(5%)
こく
(2%)
Composed of
one
slash left
mouth
Mnemonic

A stone landed to the left of his mouth and slashed his face with a sharp edge leaving one very nasty gash...

Used in kanji (65 in total)
certain
to tear
refine
sand
Used in vocabulary (871 in total)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gem; jewel; precious stone
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
(made of) stone; stone-built
ore; mineral; crystal
stone statue
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
stone; rock; pebble
killing two birds with one stone
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
tombstone; gravestone
Ishikawa (prefecture)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
magnet; compass
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
stone monument
white stone; white (go pieces)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
slate; stone slab
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
(building) stone
stone bridge
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
stone throwing
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
philosopher's stone
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
paving stone; pavement
lithograph; lithography
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
whetstone; grindstone
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
jewelry store; jewellery store
gigantic stone; megalith
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
falling rocks; fallen rocks
masonry; stonework
pyroxene; augite
one game (of go)
stone-built
mason; stonemason
stony mountain
stone; rock; pebble
huge rock; firmness; solidity
flint; firestone
plaster figure (bust)
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
go stone; go piece
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
curb (stone); kerb
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
stone mortar; millstone; quern
precious stone; jewel; gem
garden stone
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
flint; firestone
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
trees and stones; unfeeling person
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
avalanche of earth and rocks
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
sarcophagus; stone coffin
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
oil magnate; oil baron
arrangement of stones in a garden
slate; stone slab
foundation stone; cornerstone
stone; made of stone
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
killing three birds with one stone
stone dealer
weight stone (placed on pickles)
pumice stone
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
black stone; black (go pieces)
stone axe (ax)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
boulder; cobble
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
oil heater; oil stove
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
paving stone
native rock; natural rock
(made of) stone; stone-built
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
pillar; cornerstone
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
slate pencil
flint; firestone
stone paving; stone paved area
stone monument
cavern; grotto; rock cave
pebble; round stone; boulder
quarry; stone pit
lifting stone
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
(made of) stone; stone-built
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
stone pedestal
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
material ejected during a volcanic eruption (cinders, scoria, etc.)
fluorite; fluorspar
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
stepping stone
stony path; stony road
barren woman; sterile woman
viewing stone
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
miraculous stone; magical rock
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
weight stone (placed on pickles)
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
meteorite
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
earth and stones
arrangement of stones in a garden
quarry; stone pit
rock garden
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
ancient type of cannon
iron and stone; iron will
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
heated stone
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
stone signpost; milepost; boundary stone; stone marker (benchmark, triangulation pillar, etc.)
stone slab; flagstone
hot stone; heated stone
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
cornerstone; foundation stone
stepping stone
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
oil resources; petroleum resources
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
come hell or high water
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)
come hell or high water
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
box-shaped funerary urn made of stone
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
flint fire; flash
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
calcareous; chalky
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
petroleum products; petrochemical products
springs and rocks
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
pebble; small stone
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
phenol; carbolic acid
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)
coal-fired thermal power
stone image of people
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
dental calculus (calcified deposits that accumulate on the teeth); tartar (of the teeth)
arrows and stones; battlefield; war
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
paving stone; pavement
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone
man of incorruptible character
heated stone
stone image of an animal; stone figures of animals
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
stone-throwing fight
var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
crossing via stepping-stones
cavern; grotto
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
torii made of stone
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
whetstone; grindstone
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
celestite; celestine
tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)
artificial stone; fake rock
gastrolith
rare stone; special stone; strange stone
semiprecious stones
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
otolith (part of inner ear); statolith; statoconium
bladder stones; cystoliths
turquoise (color)
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
famous jewel; exquisite stone
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
kidney stone; renal calculus
sepiolite; meerschaum
slate roof tile
Coalsack Nebula; coal sack; coal bag
loose stone; unset jewel
stone artifact; article made of stone
stone monument; gravestone; tombstone
kidney stone; kidney stones; renal calculus
mullock (waste rock from a mine); muck; debris; tailing
inscription of scripture on stone
stone embankment; stone levee
low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)
Shishi City (Fujian)
graphite; black lead
oil industry; petroleum industry
rocky planet; terrestrial planet
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
fused silica; fused quartz; quartz glass; silica glass
kidney stone; renal calculus
Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
broken stones; rubble
black diamond; carbon; carbonado
paving stone; pavement
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
strangely shaped rocks and bizarre stones
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
stone bathtub; steam bath taken inside a cavern or stone chamber
grain (of rock); rift
the Carboniferous Period
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
worthless thing; garbage; (lit.) roof tile and stone; brick
upper millstone
tigereye; tiger's-eye
laundry soap; detergent
simple meal eaten before tea is served
stone hammer
stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot
ammonite (traditional name)
stone mortar; millstone; quern
knife sharpener; whetstone
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
coal ash; fly ash
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
copestone; cope; coping stone; capping stone; capstone
flint arrowhead
laundry soap; detergent
inkstone; stone used to make an inkstone
sand and stone; pebble
coproma (hardened feces inside the colon); fecaloma; stercoroma; coprolite
light pink (color, colour)
round stone; pebble; boulder; coccolith
stable disc (othello)
(terminal) moraine
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
no medical treatment having proved effective
sand and stone; pebble
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
paving stone; pavement
oddly shaped stone; oddly shaped rock
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
one koku (measure)
plagioclase feldspar
come hell or high water
Ishikawa Station (JR East)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
striped jewfish (Stereolepis doederleini)
stone carving or engraving
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
important stone in a construction
stone tree
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; (lit.) constant dripping wears away a stone
crushed rock; macadam
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
stone burial chamber
oilcan box; wooden box approx. 37x52x25cm holding two cans of kerosene or oil
Ishibashi Station (Osaka)
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
cornerstone; foundation stone
gallstones; cholelithiasis
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
soap ball; soap bubble
Rosetta stone
asbestos coated wire mesh (was used in schools as test equipment)
caddis worm; caddis-worm (caddisfly larva)
cobblestone
potassium bitartrate; potassium hydrogen tartrate; cream of tartar
broken stones; rubble
stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
Unio douglasiae (species of freshwater mussel)
come hell or high water
footprint of the Buddha carved in stone
tray-landscape foundation stone
ore; mineral; crystal
fluorite; fluorspar
keystone; sphene
lithological layer; rock strata; rock formation
stone with oil-like lustre (luster); coal; charcoal
nether millstone
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
rolling stone; boulder
skipping stones (on a body of water); skimming stones
gemology; gemmology
a rolling stone gathers no moss
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
print from stone; rubbing; rubbed copy
glacial erratic; erratic boulder; erratic block
unfeeling or callous person
unprocessed stone; rubble
Shiroishi Station
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
tigereye; tiger's-eye
orthoclase; common feldspar
Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)
shield sundew (Drosera peltata); pale sundew
fossil water; paleowater; palaeowater
a rolling stone gathers no moss
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
burying alive beneath stones
Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
gabion; cage filled with stones
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
olivine; peridot
whitish marble (from northern Ibaraki); white limestone
rare stone; unusual stone
epigraph on a stone monument; ancient inscriptions on monuments
cassiterite
keystone; sphene
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
index fossil; zone fossil; guide fossil; indicator fossil
palynomorph; pollen fossil
important stone in a construction
captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones
non-fossil (energy, fuel, etc.)
abalone; ear shell
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii); Japanese artichoke; chorogi
sea lettuce (Ulva spp.)
var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
Shishi City (Fujian)
milestone; stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir
olivine; peridot
no medical treatment having proved effective
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
rock salt; halite
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
soap ball; soap bubble
belemnite
cobblestone
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
a rolling stone gathers no moss
rhinophyma; red swollen nose (often associated with alcoholism)
blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)
toothed top shell (Monodonta labio)
rock porgy (Oplegnathus punctatus); spotted knifejaw
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones
stone weight
British Petroleum; BP
stone weights on pickle-tub covers
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
lime or calcium fertilizer; lime or calcium fertiliser
competent local official
coal seam; coal bed
extrication from dependence on oil
Chile saltpeter; soda nitre
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient
stone inscription; epigraphy
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
kanji "stone" radical at left
peak oil (date when the peak of the world's petroleum production rate is reached)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
coprolite; guano
stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net
anatase (TiO2); octahedrite
stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus)
circular stone or jasper ornament from the Kofun era
vermiculite
powdered abalone shell (used in Chinese medicine)
pellet; pebble; small rock
pellet; pebble; small rock
stoning (punishment)
dolmen; portal tomb
rock series; lithosequence
soda-lime-silica glass; soda-lime glass (most common type of glass)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
microlith (small stone tool)
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)
stone used as a marker for hundred times worship
mine car; mine wagon
barite; baryte; barytes
soft soap (esp. potash soap)
soft soap (esp. potash soap)
hard soap; soda soap
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)
enterolith; intestinal calculus
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)
quarry stone; unprocessed stone
red and white-speckled silica
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
vesuvianite
piedmontite; piemontite; manganese epidote
diopside; malacolite
sugilite; lavulite
apophyllite; fish-eye stone
haüyne; hauynite
groundmass; matrix
drupe; stone fruit
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
sword with a stone pommel
liquefied petroleum gas; LPG
end moraine; terminal moraine
permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor
flake tool (archaeology)
flake tool (archaeology)
steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
pebble throwing game played by young girls
pebble throwing game played by young girls
pebble throwing game played by young girls
texture (of a rock); structure
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
stone axe with multiple cutting edges (Jōmon period)
gangue; veinstone
brick-oven pizza; wood-fired pizza
brick-oven pizza; wood-fired pizza
phosphorite; rock phosphate; phosphate rock
mangano-ferri-eckermannite; kozulite
scale on the inside of a boiler
gangue; veinstone
gangue; veinstone
voussoir; arch-stone; ring stone
small pieces of stone used to make terrazzo, etc.; seed stone (othello)
reversing a single stone (othello)
laying stones flat (e.g. in gardens); method for assigning colors to players (othello)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
stone statue of a woman
stone with a picture carved into it (ancient China)
wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls; square stone narrowing at one end
non-fossil fuel energy value trading market (established in 2018 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Non-Fossil Fuel Certificate
Ishida Station (Kyoto)
Shihezi City
Yakeshi City
Shishou City
Shibi Station
Ishii Station (Hyōgo)
Kuroishi Station (Aomori)
graptolite (extinct Paleozoic era invertebrate)
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)
Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Rhododendron metternichii
Azuma rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
small-toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
Tribolodon nakamurai (species of cyprinid)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
Dardanus crassimanus (species of left-handed hermit crab)
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina)
Examples (200 in total)
This house is made of stone.
What kind of stone is this?
Stone was used to build their houses.