磁石

じしゃく · jishaku · JLPT N2 · noun

magnet

🧲 磁石 = 磁 (magnet force) + 石 (stone): a magnetic stone, like lodestone

じしゃく sounds like 'ji-sha-ku', close to 'jisha' (that's a 'jisha' = 'stone-shaker' idea)? Keep it simple: 磁 means magnetism and 石 means stone, the naturally magnetic rock called lodestone.

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