一石（いっせき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 4)
Meaning: one stone
Example sentences
- その提案が議論に一石を投じた。 — That proposal threw a stone into the debate, stirring things up.
- 一石を投じる発言をする。 — He makes a remark that stirs up controversy.
Idioms & proverbs containing “一石”
- 一石二鳥 (いっせきにちょう) — killing two birds with one stone
- 一石を投じる (いっせきをとうじる) — to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
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