磁石 (Jishaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “magnet, compass”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounmagnet
- noun, adjectival nouncompass
Examples
磁石の針は北を指す。
Compass needles point to the north.
磁石は鉄を引きつける。
A magnet attracts iron.
頭の上の磁石がその原因だった。
The magnets on their heads were responsible for that.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).