quarrying; quarryman
Refers to the act of extracting stone from a quarry or the person who does it.
この地域では昔から石切りが盛んだ。
Quarrying has been thriving in this region since old times.
My grandfather spent his whole life as a quarryman.
stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter; stonemason
Covers the craft of cutting and shaping stone for construction or sculpture, as well as the craftsman.
石切りの技術は何世紀にもわたって受け継がれてきた。
The art of stonecutting has been passed down for centuries.
彼は腕のいい石切りだ。
He is a skilled stonemason.
quarry; stone pit
Compound of 石 (stone) and 切り (cutting), from the verb 切る (to cut). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly describes stonecutting or quarrying.