金石

きんせき
minerals and rocks
metal and stone utensils
epigraph

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きんせき【金石】

minerals and rocks; metals and stones; 〔碑など〕 a stone [metal] monument.

●金石の交わり firm [staunch] friendship.

金石学 the study of ancient monumental inscriptions; epigraphy.

金石文 an inscription on stone [metal]; an epigraph.