KANJI: SEKI SHAKU KOKU ishi (stone, rock)
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A slightly modified radical for cliff surrouding a boulder. Usually explained as a boulder having rolled down a cliff, but it is more likely a boulder hewn from a cliff-face.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: SEKI SHAKU KOKU
kun-yomi: ishi
Nanori: isa isu iwa shi sekku to
- SEKI, SHAKU, ishi: stone, pebble, rock; jewel; to go play stones.
- koku: 4.96 [bushels; 10 cubic feet (of lumber).
New Nelson: 3985
Henshall: 45
石
化石 (kaseki): fossil.
小石 (koishi): pebble.
石油 (sekiyu): petroleum.
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