noun
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
Refers to stone that has been cut or shaped for construction, such as ashlar blocks or flagstones. Used in architectural and masonry contexts.
この城の壁は切石で造られている。
The walls of this castle are built with hewn stone.
庭に切石を敷いて歩道を作った。
I laid flagstones in the garden to make a walkway.
Compound of 切る (kiru, 'to cut') and 石 (ishi, 'stone'). The reading きりいし follows rendaku voicing of the second element.