木ぼく石せき

noun

trees and stones

Literal compound referring to trees and stones as natural objects, often used in classical or literary contexts.

• 庭にわには木ぼく石せきが配はいされ、静しずかな趣おもむきがある。

  Trees and stones are arranged in the garden, giving it a quiet charm.

noun

unfeeling person; heartless person

Figurative use likening an emotionless person to insentient trees and stones; somewhat literary.

• 彼かれは木ぼく石せきのように冷つめたい人ひとだ。

  He is as cold as a stone.