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石 is the character that means rock or stone in both Chinese and Japanese.
Alone, this will be read as “stone” in Japanese but in some context, it is a unit of measure for the volume of about five bushels.
This can also refer to a gem or jewel.
This can also be the Japanese surnames that romanize as Ishi, Tsuruishi, Soku, Seki, Shi, Kazu, Iso, Ishizaki, Ishisaki, or Koku.
砂 means sand or gravel in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The radicals in the character imply the grit from ground-down stone or rock.
This can also be the Japanese surname Sunahama.
岩 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that means cliff, rock, boulder, or anchor.
This Kanji can also be Japanese surnames that romanize as Iwayanagi, Iwahama, Iwazagi, Iwazaki, Iwasaki, Iwagazaki, Iwao, Iwa, or Iiwasaki.
鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.
It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.
If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”
These search terms might be related to Rock:
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your rock search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
岩 see styles |
yán yan2 yen yan やん |
More info & calligraphy: Iwa(1) rock; boulder; (2) crag; cliff; (3) anchor; (personal name) Yan |
石 see styles |
shí shi2 shih tsuruishi つるいし |
More info & calligraphy: Stone / Rock(counter) (1) counter for jewels in a watch; (counter) (2) counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product; (surname) Tsuruishi Stone, rock. |
マール see styles |
maaru / maru マール |
More info & calligraphy: Merle |
スピッツ see styles |
supittsu スピッツ |
More info & calligraphy: Spitz |
不動明王 不动明王 see styles |
bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 pu tung ming wang fudoumyouou / fudomyoo ふどうみょうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛. |
ローレライ see styles |
roorerai ローレライ |
More info & calligraphy: Lorelei |
乭 see styles |
shí shi2 shih |
rock; phonetic "dol" used in names (Korean kugja) |
巌 see styles |
yán yan2 yen take たけ |
Japanese variant of 巖|岩[yan2] huge rock; (1) rock; boulder; (2) crag; cliff; (3) anchor; (given name) Take |
巖 岩 see styles |
yán yan2 yen iwanori いわのり |
variant of 岩[yan2] (out-dated kanji) huge rock; (out-dated kanji) (1) rock; boulder; (2) crag; cliff; (3) anchor; (personal name) Iwanori A crag, cliff. |
掀 see styles |
xiān xian1 hsien |
to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse |
搖 摇 see styles |
yáo yao2 yao yō |
to shake; to rock; to row; to crank to shake |
旝 see styles |
kuài kuai4 k`uai kuai |
(literary) standard; banner (raised for battle); (literary) catapult, or a rock launched by a catapult |
砄 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh |
stone; rock |
砬 see styles |
lá la2 la |
a huge boulder; a towering rock |
碉 see styles |
diāo diao1 tiao |
rock cave (archaic) |
磊 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei rei / re れい |
lumpy; rock pile; uneven; fig. sincere; open and honest (personal name) Rei |
磐 see styles |
pán pan2 p`an pan ban ばん |
firm; stable; rock (1) rock; boulder; (2) crag; cliff; (3) anchor; (surname, given name) Ban A rock. |
礁 see styles |
jiāo jiao1 chiao shouno / shono しょうの |
reef; shoal rock reef; (personal name) Shouno |
窾 see styles |
kuǎn kuan3 k`uan kuan |
crack; hollow; cavity; to excavate or hollow out; (onom.) water hitting rock; (old) variant of 款[kuan3] |
釺 钎 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
a drill (for boring through rock) |
GS see styles |
jii esu; jiiesu(sk) / ji esu; jiesu(sk) ジー・エス; ジーエス(sk) |
(1) (See ガソリンスタンド) gas station; petrol station; filling station; (2) (See グループサウンズ) rock band; (3) {aviat} (See グランドスタッフ) ground staff; (4) {ski} (See 大回転競技) giant slalom; GS |
V系 see styles |
buikei / buike ブイけい |
fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. |
ぐう see styles |
guu / gu グウ |
(1) (See じゃん拳,グー・2) rock (in rock, paper, scissors game); (adv,n) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぐうの音も出ない) ungh; sound made through constricted throat; (adv,n) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) ungh; sound made in suffering or under adversity; (female given name) Guu |
チー see styles |
chii / chi チー |
(colloquialism) (See チョキ) scissors (in rock-paper-scissors); (personal name) Qi |
もこ see styles |
moko モコ |
rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris); mocó; moco; (female given name) Moko |
中石 see styles |
nakaishi なかいし |
{geol} horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes; (place-name, surname) Nakaishi |
供石 see styles |
gōng shí gong1 shi2 kung shih |
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China) |
假山 see styles |
jiǎ shān jia3 shan1 chia shan |
rock garden; rockery |
冰磧 冰碛 see styles |
bīng qì bing1 qi4 ping ch`i ping chi |
moraine; rock debris from glacier |
冰糖 see styles |
bīng táng bing1 tang2 ping t`ang ping tang |
crystal sugar; rock candy |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Stone Rock | 石 | ishi | shí / shi2 / shi | shih |
| Sand Gravel | 砂 | suna | shā / sha1 / sha | |
| Gibraltar | ジブラルタル | jiburarutaru | ||
| Iwa | 岩 | iwa | yán / yan2 / yan | yen |
| Stay Strong Iron Will | 鉄心石腸 | tesshin sekichou tesshinsekichou teshin sekicho | ||
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