小石
Meanings
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Refers to a small stone, typically one that can be picked up or thrown. Common in everyday contexts.
A pebble was lying on the road.
The child picked up a pebble and threw it into the river.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を投げるto throw a pebble
The children were throwing pebbles into the river.
- 〈物〉につまずくto trip over a pebble
I tripped over a pebble on the road and fell.
- 〈場所〉に〈物〉が転がっているpebbles are scattered on the ground/road
There were pebbles scattered along the mountain path.
- 〈物〉が靴に入るto get a pebble in one's shoe
A pebble got into my shoe, making it hard to walk.