Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “stone” + “hold”
Compound of 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 持(も)ち (mochi, “possession, ownership”). Literally, “having stones”, referring to the prominently large otoliths in the croakers' skulls.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: 石持CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- KANJIDIC2: 石, 持CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

