Words — 477 found
こく
石
1. koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
- あの
- だいみょう大名
- は
- 十万
- こく石
- を
- りょう領している 。
2. measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
3. Koku
斛 【こく】
1. rolling stone; boulder
1. trees and stones
2. unfeeling person
1. pumice stone
1. foundation stone; cornerstone
たざんいし
他山の石
1. lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)Idiomatic expression, See also 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし
1. quarrying
すいし
捨て石
1. ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock
3. sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.)usu. as 〜に/となる
4. stones used in a foundation; riprap
捨石 【すていし】、棄て石 【すていし】、棄石 【すていし】
棄石: Irregular okurigana usage.
1. calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
1. (raw) ore
2. unpolished gemstone