round boulders covering the slopes of a burial mound (Kofun period)
Archaeological term referring to the stone paving or covering on the slopes of ancient Japanese burial mounds (kofun).
The slopes of keyhole-shaped burial mounds are often covered with fukiishi.
The fukiishi of this kofun uses river stones.
Variant with okurigana; also seen in academic contexts.
Compound of 葺く (fuku, 'to cover a roof with thatch or shingles') + 石 (ishi, 'stone'), referring to stones used to cover the surface of a mound.