飛(と)び石(いし)

とびいし
noun
stepping stone
1. stepping stone
A flat stone set in a garden path or across water at intervals, so that one can cross by stepping from one stone to the next. A characteristic feature of Japanese gardens.
飛(と)び石(いし)を渡(わた)って庭(にわ)を歩(ある)く。
You cross the garden by walking on the stepping stones.
池(いけ)に並(なら)んだ飛(と)び石(いし)を一(ひと)つずつ渡(わた)った。
I crossed the stepping stones set across the pond one by one.
日本庭園(にほんていえん)では、飛(と)び石(いし)が景観(けいかん)の一部(いちぶ)になっている。
In a Japanese garden, the stepping stones are part of the scenery.

Flat stones laid at intervals so one can cross a garden or stream step by step.

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Related words

  • 飛(と)び石(いし)連休(れんきゅう): a run of holidays broken up by workdays (e.g., days off on Monday and Wednesday but not Tuesday) — from the image of scattered stepping stones

Related Words

Related: 石畳(いしだたみ) (cobblestone pavement)
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Added 2026.7.16 12:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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