石ころ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
石塊

Etymology

(ishi, stone) + 子ろ (koro, diminutive).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しこ [ìshíkóꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) しころ [ìshíkóróꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iɕiko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

(いし)ころ • (ishikoro) 

  1. pebble; small stone (as a valueless thing)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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