Moto 捨て石 (すていし)ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go)
- ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rocknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- sacrificed stone (in go)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- stones used in a foundation; riprapnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 捨て石
- 捨Discard; Throw Away; AbandonRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 石StoneRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 使い捨てつかいすてthrowaway; disposable
- 切り捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
- 乗り捨てるのりすてるto get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
- 切り捨てるきりすてるto cut down; to slay
- 取捨しゅしゃadoption or rejection; selection
- 呼び捨てよびすてaddressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
- 四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (fractions); rounding half up
- 投げ捨てるなげすてるto throw away
- 石油せきゆoil; petroleum
- 石こくkoku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
- 化石かせきfossil
- 石炭せきたんcoal
- 石橋いしばしstone bridge
- 宝石ほうせきgem; jewel
- 土石どせきearth and stones
- 石垣いしがきstone wall
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