ストーンハンティング

Meanings

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rock collecting; mineral collecting (as a hobby)

Wasei-eigo term for the hobby of collecting rocks and mineral specimens. Not a direct translation of English 'stone hunting'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from stone hunting

週しゅう末まつは家か族ぞくでストーンハンティングに出でかける。
On weekends, we go rock collecting as a family.
彼かれはストーンハンティングが趣しゅ味みで、珍めずらしい鉱こう物ぶつをたくさん持もっている。
His hobby is mineral collecting, and he has many rare specimens.