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石橋 (いしばし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

石いし橋ばし

also: せっきょう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

stone bridge

A bridge made of stone. The reading いしばし is standard; せっきょう is a rare literary reading.

この町まちには古ふるい石いし橋ばしが残のこっている。
An old stone bridge remains in this town.

Expressions

石いし橋ばしを叩たたいて渡わたるbeing excessively cautious; knocking on a stone bridge before crossing it

Kanji

石stone
橋bridge

Related words

橋はしN5
橋 is the general word for any bridge, while 石橋 specifies a bridge built of stone.

Built from

石いし+橋はし

Written forms

石橋Usage98%
- いしばし
  Standard kanji spelling for 'stone bridge'. The reading せっきょう is rare and archaic.
- せっきょう
  Rare Sino-Japanese reading, mostly found in historical or literary contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 橋 (hashi, 'bridge'), with rendaku voicing of the second element. The reading せっきょう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.

イシバシ

Usage2%

いしばしUsage1%

せっきょう