石持

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	持
いし Grade: 1	も(ち) Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 持(も)ち (mochi, “possession, ownership”). Literally, “having stones”, referring to the prominently large otoliths in the croakers' skulls.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いしもち [ìshímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [iɕimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

石(いし)持(もち) or 石持(イシモチ) • (ishimochi) 

石持、白口 (Pennahia argentata), white croaker for sale in a market

1. 石持ち, 石首魚, 石頭魚: synonym of 白口 (shiroguchi, “silver croaker”)
2. synonym of 杜父魚 (kajika, “sculpin; Japanese fluvial sculpin”)
3. (architecture) a crosspiece supporting a stone roof

   Synonym: やあら (yāra)

4. (textiles) short for 石持小紋 (ishimochi komon), a pattern used in stencil dying textiles that resembles a pile of small stones

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イシモチ.

Proper noun

石(いし)持(もち) • (Ishimochi) 

1. a surname
2. an unknown-gender given name

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN