also: せっこう
stonemason; mason; stonecutter
A person who works with stone, cutting, shaping, and building with it.
His grandfather was a skilled stonemason.
The stonemason laid the castle wall stones one by one.
Standard kanji spelling for a stonemason; also read せっこう.
Alternate reading for the same kanji; less common than いしく.
Compound of 石 (stone) and 工 (craftsman). The reading いしく is the native Japanese reading, while せっこう is the Sino-Japanese reading.