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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.
飛び石を渡って庭を歩く。
You cross the garden by walking on the stepping stones.
池に並んだ飛び石を一つずつ渡った。
I crossed the stepping stones set across the pond one by one.
日本庭園では、飛び石が景観の一部になっている。
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.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 飛び石を渡る: to cross on stepping stones
- 飛び石を置く: to lay stepping stones
RELATED EXPRESSION:
- 飛び石連休: 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