5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N3

stone

Kun'yomi
  • stone ②jewel ③flint (in a lighter) ④stone (in go)
On'yomi
  • counter for jewels in a watch ②counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
  • シャク
  • koku ②measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Nanori
  • いさ
  • いす
  • いわ
  • せっく

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いし 54.2%
セキ 42.1%
シャク 2.2%
0.9%
いす 0.6%
いわ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

stone ②jewel ③flint (in a lighter) ④stone (in go)
fossil ②petrifaction
white stone ②white (go pieces)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 77F3
JIS X 0208 1-32-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3176
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3985
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2971
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3689
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1884
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2564
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 113
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 118
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 276
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 172
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 102
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24024
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 45
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 78
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 78
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 44
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 763
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 72
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 44
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 347
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 102
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1397
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 114
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a0.1
Four corner code 1060.0
De Roo Code 3377