石 stone

Also: rock

On'yomi: セキ、シャク、コク
Kun'yomi: いし
Strokes: 5
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5

石 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A mouth-shaped block sitting under an overhanging cliff — a chunk that broke off and became a stone.

A common word

石いし stone

Example sentences

川で小さい石を拾いました。
かわでちいさいいしをひろいました。
I picked up a small stone at the river.
この道は石が多くて歩きにくいです。
このみちはいしがおおくてあるきにくいです。
This road has a lot of rocks and is hard to walk on.

Don't confuse it with

召 seduce N2

Kanji that share a part

口 is a component. 124 kanji share it in all.