2024 Word of the Week: いし

2024 Word of the Week: いし

For this week, the word of the week is:

いし
(yuu)

Stone, Rock

おんよみ (音読み) (Onyomi):	くんよみ (訓読み) (Kunyomi):
せき, しゃく, こく (seki), (shaku), (koku)	いし (ishi)

                           

Kanji:

石

                            
Note: Do not be confused with the Kanji石 and 右 (migi). The two are almost identical.            

 For the writing of 石, you may check it in the link below:

Kanji: 石

Examples:

せきゆ (Se ki yu) (石油) Oil	じしゃく (Ji sha ku) (磁石) Magnet	ほうせき (Ho u se ki) (宝石) Jewel
いしがき (I shi ga ki) (石垣) Stone wall	こくだか (ko ku da ka) (石高) Rice (crop) yield	いしだたみ (I shi da ta mi) (石畳) Stone pavement

あたらしいほうせきをかいたいです。
(新しい宝石を買いたいです。)
(Atarashii houseki wo kaitai desu.)
I want to buy a new jewelry.

さいきん、あなたはじしゃくみたいだね。
(最近、あなたは磁石みたいだね。)
(Saikin, anata wa jishaku mitai da ne.)
You're like a magnet lately.


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