石
こく
Also written 斛
Meanings
- Noun koku (i.e.: traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres)
- measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Kanji
- 石 stone. Read as コク.
Example sentences
- 一石二鳥。
To kill two birds with one stone. - その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
Words containing 石
- 石高 (こくだか) (crop) yield
- 千石船 (せんごくぶね) large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
- 英国石油 (えいこくせきゆ) British Petroleum
And 4 more.