石ころ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石
Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
石塊

Etymology

石 (ishi, “stone”) +‎ 子ろ (koro, diminutive).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いしころ [ìshíkóꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) いしころ [ìshíkóróꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [iɕiko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

石(いし)ころ • (ishikoro) 

1. pebble; small stone (as a valueless thing)