石 — stone, rock

いし石 stone

U+77F3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes Freq #342 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #113 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #112

Meanings

stone
rock

word

いし ishi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

石(いし) ishi stone 石(いし) 川(かわ) ishikawa Ishikawa 石(いし) 原(はら) ishihara Ishihara (surname) 石(いし) 井(い) ishii Ishii (surname) 大(おお) 石(いし) ooishi large stone

せき seki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

石(せき) 油(ゆ) sekiyu petroleum 石(せき) 炭(たん) sekitan coal 岩(がん) 石(せき) ganseki rock 化(か) 石(せき) kaseki fossil

Stroke order

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