御影石

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かげ
Grade: S
いし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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()(かげ) (Mikage, one of neighborhoods in Kobe) + (いし) (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

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()(かげ)(いし) (mikageishi

  1. granite
    • (かど)から(げん)(かん)までは()(かげ)(いし)()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.

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