御影石
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 御 | 影 | 石 |
| み Grade: S |
かげ Grade: S |
いし Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
[edit]御影 (Mikage, “one of neighborhoods in Kobe”) + 石 (ishi, “stone”); because this kind of stone had been quarried from Mt. Rokko, Kobe and been carried out from the port of Mikage nearby in the early modern times.
Noun
[edit]御影石 • (mikageishi)
- granite
- 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan[1]:
- 門から玄関までは御影石で敷きつめてある。
- Kado kara genkan made wa mikageishi de shikitsumete aru.
- From the gate to the entrance the walk was paved with granite.
- 門から玄関までは御影石で敷きつめてある。
Synonyms
[edit]- 花崗岩 (kakōgan)
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