独鈷石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とく > とっ
Grade: 5

Hyōgai
いし
Grade: 1
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
獨鈷石 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 独鈷(とっこ) (tokko, single pronged vajra) + (いし) (ishi, stone)

Noun

(とっ)()(いし) • (tokkoishi

  1. ground stone tool resembling a 独鈷 (tokko), from the late Jomon period