Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 化石(かせき) in Japanese

化石
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
かせき
Romaji
kaseki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation
    Example sentence
    私が手にしてるのは貝の化石です。 What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

Examples of 化石, かせき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

石 JLPT 3

5 strokes

stone

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク, コク

Kun'Yomi: いし

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化 JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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