noun
stone arrangement; arrangement of stones in a garden
Refers to the composition or placement of stones in a Japanese garden, often as a key design element.
この庭園の石組みは見事だ。
The stone arrangement in this garden is splendid.
石組みの配置を変えるだけで、庭の印象が大きく変わる。
Just changing the placement of the stones can greatly alter the impression of the garden.
Compound of 石 (いし, 'stone') and 組み (くみ, 'arrangement' or 'set'), from the verb 組む (くむ, 'to assemble').