石 (Ishi) is a Japanese noun meaning “stone, rock, pebble, jewel”.
Meanings
- nounstone; rock; pebble
- nounjewel; precious stone
- nounflint (in a lighter)
- noun(round) game piece; stone (in go, etc.); disc (in Othello)
- nounstone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
Examples
点滴石を穿つ。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
石は浮かない。
A stone does not float.
石の上にも３年。
Patience wins out in the end.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).