Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 氷
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柱
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石
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| つらら
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いし Grade: 1
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| Grade: 3
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Grade: 3
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| jukujikun
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kun'yomi
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| Alternative spellings
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氷柱 鍾乳石
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Etymology
氷柱 (“icicle”) + 石 (“stone; rock”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) つららいし [tsùráráꜜìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨɾa̠ɾa̠iɕi]
Noun
氷柱石 • (tsuraraishi)
- (geology) synonym of 鍾乳石 (shōnyūseki, “stalactite”)