石
stone
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
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Information
Vocabulary
シャク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁石 | ジシャク | magnet; compass |
| 石神 | シャクジン | stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone |
| 電磁石 | デンジシャク | electromagnet |
| 永久磁石 | エイキュウジシャク | permanent magnet |
| 棒磁石 | ボウジシャク | bar magnet |
セキ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化石 | カセキ | fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization; fossilisation |
| 岩石 | ガンセキ | rock |
| 試金石 | シキンセキ | touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test |
| 磁石 | ジセキ | magnet; compass |
| 石室 | セキシツ | stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一石 | いっせき | one game (of go) |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう | killing two birds with one stone |
| 石 | いし | stone; rock; pebble; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece; stone (in go, etc.); disc (in Othello); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus |
| 石 | こく | koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters) |
| 石灰 | せっかい | lime; quicklime; caustic lime |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
加
add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
Grade 4JLPT 3
召
seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
Grade 8JLPT 2
古
old
Grade 2JLPT 4
否
negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
Grade 6JLPT 3
君
mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Grade 3JLPT 3
后
empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
Grade 6JLPT 1
吉
good luck, joy, congratulations
Grade 8JLPT 1
如
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal
Grade 8JLPT 1
舌
tongue, reed, clapper
Grade 6JLPT 1
拓
clear (the land), open, break up (land)
Grade 8JLPT 1