いしずえ
Japanese
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From 石 (ishi, “stone”) + 据え (sue, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据える (sueru, “to place, set (an object)”)). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
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editいしずえ • (ishizue) ←いしずゑ (isizwe)?
- foundation stone
- (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)