Japanese symbol for “quarrying”
採石
さいせき
Romaji: saiseki
quarrying
In Japanese, quarrying is 採石, read さいせき (saiseki).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs quarrying
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “quarrying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石切り | いしきり ishikiri | quarrying (stone); quarryman |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use; adoption; acceptance |
| 採取 | さいしゅ saishu | picking; collecting; harvesting |
| 採決 | さいけつ saiketsu | vote; ballot; division |
| 採算 | さいさん saisan | profit |
| 採点 | さいてん saiten | marking; grading; scoring |
| 採集 | さいしゅう saishuu | collecting; gathering |
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
| 宝石 | ほうせき houseki | gem; jewel; precious stone |
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.