漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
石: stone
JLPT N35 strokesGrade 1Your ink: 白 Not met
5 strokes
Oracle bone · Shang Bronze · Western Zhou Small seal · Qin Today
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Four readings, and the words that use each
セキseki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 石像せきぞうstone statue
- 石炭せきたんcoal
- 石油せきゆpetroleum
- 石鹸せっけんsoap
- 宝石ほうせきgem
シャクshaku · on'yomi
- 磁石じしゃくmagnet
コクkoku · on'yomi
- 石こくunit of measurement
いしishi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 石いしstone
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
Representation of a qing (磬). 口 was subsequently added as a decorative element.
Source: Wiktionary, 石 (rev. 92618269), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine walking along a steep cliff and discovering a solid, square stone lying at the bottom. This is the essence of hardness and durability.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read シャク
10 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read コク
10 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shí
Same form: 石 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 石 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 石 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shí most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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