石 — stone, rock
いし
石
stone
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
nature
U+77F3
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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
Readings
- On'yomi
- せき seki しゃく shaku こく koku
- Kun'yomi
- いし ishi
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).
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).
しゃく shaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
し shi 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (18)
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (a square shape representing a stone) below a cliff element (厂). A stone or rock at the base of a cliff.