礫
礫: pebble
pebble; gravel
20 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here
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
地震のあと、街は瓦礫の山になった。
After the earthquake, the town became a mountain of rubble.
敵の陣から、雨のように石礫が飛んできた。
Stones came flying like rain from the enemy camp.
何度も手紙を送ったが、梨の礫だった。
I sent letters many times, but there was never any reply.