独鈷石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	鈷	石
とく > とっ Grade: 5	こ Hyōgai	いし Grade: 1
kan'on		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獨鈷石 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 独鈷(とっこ) (tokko, “single pronged vajra”) + 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”)

Noun

独(とっ)鈷(こ)石(いし) • (tokkoishi) 

1. ground stone tool resembling a 独鈷 (tokko), from the late Jomon period