石垣
Meanings
1
Refers to a wall made of stones, often used in traditional Japanese castle walls, garden walls, or retaining walls. The reading いしがけ is a less common variant.
The stone walls of this castle were built 400 years ago.
Moss is growing on the garden's stone wall.
Usage patterns
- 石垣を築くto build a stone wall
The craftsmen built a stone wall around the castle.
- 石垣を積むto stack stones to build a wall
In this region, they stack large stones to make stone walls.
- 石垣が崩れるfor a stone wall to collapse
The old stone wall collapsed in the earthquake.
- 石垣に登るto climb up a stone wall
The children were playing by climbing on the castle's stone wall.