小石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 石
こ
Grade: 1 		いし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
礫 (uncommon)
磊 (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

小(こ)石(いし) • (koishi) 

  1. pebble, stone

Proper noun

小(こ)石(いし) • (Koishi) 

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

References

  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
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