小石

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
いし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
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Etymology

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Compound of (ko, small, little) +‎ (ishi, stone, rock).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(いし) (koishi

  1. pebble, stone

Proper noun

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()(いし) (Koishi

  1. a surname
    Also variously spelled as 子石, 小岩, 孕石, 輿石, 興石, 古石,

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN