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礫

礫: pebble

pebble; gravel
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Readings

On
レキ
Kun
つぶて・こいし

Kun つぶて is a thrown stone; on-yomi れき appears in compounds such as 砂礫 and 瓦礫 (がれき, rubble).

Key words

瓦礫がれきrubble
礫つぶてpebble (thrown)
石礫いしつぶてhail of stones
砂礫されきsand and gravel
梨の礫なしのつぶてno reply at all

Example sentences

After the earthquake, the town became a mountain of rubble.

Stones came flying like rain from the enemy camp.

I sent letters many times, but there was never any reply.

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