Word Meaning 切石

きりいし kiriishi

切石 is read as きりいし (kiriishi) and means hewn stone.

Meaning

English

  1. hewn stone
  2. quarried stone
  3. ashlar
  4. flagstone

Reading

Kana

きりいし

Romaji

kiriishi

Writing Variants

  • 切り石 きりいし kiriishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 77952 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

石切場

いしきりば

quarry

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback