noun
stone Jizō statue
A stone statue of Jizō (Kṣitigarbha), often placed along roadsides or in graveyards as a guardian deity.
See also: 地蔵
道のわきに古い石地蔵が立っている。
An old stone Jizō statue stands by the roadside.
村の入り口に石地蔵がまつられている。
A stone Jizō statue is enshrined at the entrance of the village.
noun
taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
Figurative use likening a person to a silent, unmoving stone statue. Often implies a quiet, unresponsive, or romantically indifferent character.
彼はまるで石地蔵のように黙っている。
He stays silent just like a stone Jizō statue.
あの人は石地蔵で、恋愛にまったく興味がない。
That person is a stone Jizō, completely uninterested in romance.