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Japanese symbol for “cobble”

Romaji: maruishi
boulder; cobble

In Japanese, cobble is , read (maruishi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n boulder; cobble

Kanji and stroke order

round, full (month), perfection
on: ガン
kun: まる、まる.める、まる.い
3 strokes · JLPT 2
stone
on: セキ、シャク、コク
kun: いし
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cobble”

WordReadingMeaning
えんせき ensekiround stone; pebble; boulder

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひのまる hinomarured or gold circle representing the Sun
まるい maruiround; circular; spherical
まるみ marumiroundness; rotundity
だんがん danganbullet; shot; shell
まるごと marugotoin its entirety; whole; wholly
まるまる marumaruplump; rotund; chubby
せきゆ sekiyuoil; petroleum
ほうせき housekigem; jewel; precious stone

See also: Chinese symbol for “cobble”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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