じゃり・砂利jari[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivegravel; ballast; pebbles
   道路どうろ修理しゅうりのために彼かれらは砂利じゃりをセメントで固かためている。↗

   They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.
2. no-adjectivechild; rugrat; ankle-biter

• Synonym砂礫されきWrittenA written, formal word for sand and gravel, common in geology (「砂礫層」). Not the everyday word for the gravel on a path.
• Synonym砂れきNeutralA mixed-script variant of 「砂礫」 with the same meaning (「砂れき」), seen mostly in official documents.
• Related石ころいしころNeutralA colloquial word for a small stone lying around, as by the roadside (「石ころにつまずく」). 「砂利」 is gravel — a spread of small stones and sand, typically laid for roads.
• Related小石こいしNeutralThe most general word for a small stone (「小石を拾う」), with no link to paving. Use 「砂利」 only for gravel as a material or surface.
• Relatedさざれ石さざれいしWrittenA literary word for tiny pebbles, best known from Japan's national anthem (「さざれ石の」); it has an archaic, elegant flavor. 「砂利」 is the everyday term.

For gravel laid on roads or mixed into concrete, say 「砂利」 (「砂利道」「砂利を敷く」); colloquially it can also mean a child. A single small stone is 「小石」, or colloquial 「石ころ」. 「砂礫」/「砂れき」 suit geology and formal writing; 「さざれ石」 is literary.

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1. 小石こいし。また、砂すなの混まじった小石こいし。
2. 子供こども。
3. 奉行所ぶぎょうしょにおいて、裁さばきを受うける町人ちょうにんや百姓ひゃくしょうが座すわる、小石こいしが敷き詰しきつめられた場所ばしょ。また、奉行所ぶぎょうしょ、白洲しらすのこと。