石（いし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: stone / rock
Example sentences
- 川には小さな石がたくさんある。 — There are lots of small stones in the river.
- 道の真ん中に大きな石があった。 — There was a big rock in the middle of the road.
Idioms & proverbs containing “石”
- 一石二鳥 (いっせきにちょう) — killing two birds with one stone
- 石頭 (いしあたま) — obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness
- 転石苔生さず (てんせきこけむさず) — a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 人木石に非ず (ひとぼくせきにあらず) — man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
- 転石苔を生ぜず (てんせきこけをしょうぜず) — a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 雨垂れ石を穿つ (あまだれいしをうがつ) — slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone
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