Kanji N3

石: stone

石 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning stone, written with 5 strokes. It is read セキ, シャク, コク (on) and いし (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 1. You will see it in 石油 (せきゆ, oil) and 石炭 (せきたん, coal).

石

Meanings

  • stone
Strokes5
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 1
Frequency#342 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • セキ
  • シャク
  • コク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • いし

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 5. Start at the dot.

Common words with 石

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 石油せきゆ

    oil; petroleum

    JLPT N3
  • 石炭せきたん

    coal

    JLPT N3
  • 宝石ほうせき

    gem; jewel; precious stone

    JLPT N3
  • 石いし

    stone; rock; pebble

    JLPT N4
  • 石鹸せっけん

    soap

    JLPT N5
  • 化石かせき

    fossil

    JLPT N1
  • 岩石がんせき

    rock

    JLPT N1
  • 磁石じしゃく

    magnet

    JLPT N2

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.