石いし
Meanings
Noun
1. stone; rock; pebble
I focus my attention on the black stone in my hand.
2. jewel; precious stone
Is the stone in this ring real?
3. flint (in a lighter)
The flint in the lighter has worn down, so it will not light.
4. (round) game piece; stone (in go, etc.); disc (in Othello)
In Othello, you flip over the discs you have sandwiched.
5. stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
Kanji used
stone
Pitch accent
い
し
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (196 in total)
(made of) stone; stone-built
pebble; small stone
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
white stone; white (go pieces)
philosopher's stone
Ishikawa (prefecture)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
(small) stone; rock; pebble
tombstone; gravestone
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
whetstone; grindstone
paving stone; pavement
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
small stone; pebble
stony mountain
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
go stone; go piece
flint; firestone
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
stone mortar; millstone; quern
curb (stone); kerb
curb (stone); kerb
black stone; black (go pieces)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
(made of) stone; stone-built
garden stone
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
stone dealer
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
weight stone (placed on pickles)
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
boulder; cobble
lifting stone
(small) stone; rock; pebble
fluorite; fluorspar
stone statue of Jizō (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
pebble; round stone; boulder
quarry; stone pit
stone paving; stone paved area
hot stone; heated stone
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern)
(made of) stone; stone-built
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
stony path; stony road
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
quarry; stone pit
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
in-game premium currency given as compensation for bugs, maintenance, etc.; apologems
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
turquoise (mineral)
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
stone pedestal
weight stone (placed on pickles)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
stone slab; flagstone
heated stone
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group; group without a base
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
cornerstone; foundation stone
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
heated stone
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)
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
come hell or high water
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
come hell or high water
stone image of people
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
man of incorruptible character
semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone
paving stone; pavement
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
paving stone; pavement
broken stones; rubble
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
grain (of rock); rift
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
knife sharpener; whetstone
stone mortar; millstone; quern
tigereye; tiger's-eye
copestone; cope; coping stone; capping stone; capstone
ammonite (traditional name)
inkstone; stone used to make an inkstone
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
crushed stone; hardcore; macadam
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
turquoise (mineral)
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
fluorite; fluorspar
broken stones; rubble
keystone; sphene; titanite
upper millstone
nether millstone
Rosetta stone
come hell or high water
stone with oil-like lustre (luster); coal; charcoal
construction stone (approx. 10-15 cm in diameter); chestnut-sized pebble
tigereye; tiger's-eye
important stone in a construction
keystone; sphene; titanite
captured pieces; captured stones
skipping stones (on a body of water); skimming stones
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
unprocessed stone; rubble
cassiterite
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
milestone; stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir
rubbing from stone (image, inscription, etc.); stone rubbing; rubbed copy
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
crushed stone; hardcore; macadam
crushed stone; hardcore; macadam
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
crushed stone; hardcore; macadam
construction stone (approx. 10-15 cm in diameter); chestnut-sized pebble
belemnite
one weak group can defend; one group of weak stones doesn't die
wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls; square stone narrowing at one end
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
stone used as a marker for hundred times worship
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
quarry stone; unprocessed stone
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
stone weights on pickle-tub covers
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
vermiculite
vermiculite
rock placed on a corner of one's plot facing the road to protect against cars
small pieces of stone used to make terrazzo, etc.; seed stone (othello)
don't attach to weak stones; don't attach when attacking
Ishihara faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai
stone weight
voussoir; arch-stone; ring stone
to live freely in the wilderness; (lit.) to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water
laying stones flat (e.g. in gardens); method for assigning colors to players (othello)
Clithon retropictus (water snail species)
stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net
kanji "stone" radical at left
vermiculite
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)
abukumalite; britholite-(Y)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
star jelly (Nostoc commune); mare's eggs
stony coral; scleractinia; madrepore
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
graptolite (extinct Paleozoic-era invertebrate)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
Cobitis takatsuensis (species of loach)
small-toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)
stony coral; scleractinia; madrepore
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
Ishii Station (Hyōgo)
Examples (81 in total)
A stone does not float.
Don't throw stones into the swimming pool.
The stone is not pink.