捨すて石いし

noun

ornamental garden stone; garden rock

A stone placed in a Japanese garden to create a natural, uncontrived look; often part of a rock arrangement.

• 日本にほん庭てい園えんには、自し然ぜんに見みえるように捨すて石いしが配はい置ちされている。

  In Japanese gardens, ornamental stones are placed to look natural.

noun

sacrifice stone (in Go)

In the game of Go, a stone deliberately placed to be captured as part of a larger strategy.

See also: 捨て駒 · 捨てる

• プロの対たい局きょくでは、捨すて石いしを使つかって相あい手ての石いしを封ふうじる手てがよく見みられる。

  In professional Go games, you often see moves that use a sacrifice stone to seal in the opponent's stones.

noun

sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.)

Metaphorical use, often in the pattern 〜に/となる, describing a person or thing willingly given up for a greater purpose.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃの再さい建けんのために、自みずから捨すて石いしとなることを選えらんだ。

  He chose to become a sacrifice for the company's reconstruction.

noun

foundation stone; riprap

Stones used as a base in construction or as riprap for erosion control; a more technical, literal sense.

• 護ご岸がん工こう事じでは、波なみの浸しん食しょくを防ふせぐために捨すて石いしが使つかわれる。

  In revetment work, riprap stones are used to prevent wave erosion.