殺生石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殺	生	石
せつ > せっ Grade: 5	しょう Grade: 1	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
殺生石 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 殺生 (sesshō, “killing”) +‎ 石 (seki, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せっしょーせき [sèsshóꜜòsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːo̞ːse̞kʲi]

Proper noun

殺(せっ)生(しょう)石(せき) • (Sesshōseki) ^{←せつしやうせき (Setusyauseki)?}

1. (Japanese mythology) Sesshōseki