stepping stones

a set of stones used as a crossing point
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stepping stones

Summary

stepping stones is a fixed construction[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of fixed_construction entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • stepping stones's instance of is recorded as fixed construction[3].
  • stepping stones followed sanban-ishi[4].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as watercourse[5].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as lake[6].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as swamp[7].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as marsh[8].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as bog[9].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as wetland[10].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as body of water[11].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as Japanese garden[12].
  • stepping stones's crosses is recorded as roji[13].
  • stepping stones is made of stone[14].
  • stepping stones is made of ashlar[15].
  • stepping stones is a type of footbridge[16].
  • stepping stones is a type of stone bridge[17].
  • stepping stones is a type of ford[18].
  • stepping stones is a type of garden feature[19].
  • stepping stones is a type of garden path[20].
  • stepping stones's Commons category is recorded as Stepping stones[21].
  • stepping stones's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as ford=stepping_stones[22].
  • stepping stones's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as surface=stepping_stones[23].
  • stepping stones's different from is recorded as clapper bridge[24].
  • stepping stones's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '飛石'}[25].
  • stepping stones's connects with is recorded as chūmon[26].
  • stepping stones's connects with is recorded as kutsunugi-ishi[27].

Body

Designation and Status

stepping stones's instance of is recorded as fixed construction[3].

Why It Matters

stepping stones ranks in the top 7% of fixed_construction entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 ['Q19977', 'Q6890']
    Longman dictionary of contemporary english online entry stepping-stone
    Merriam-webster online dictionary entry stepping stone
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  2. 23d ago · Rémih · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from clapper bridge
    Cambridge dictionary entry (british english) stepping-stones
    Connects with chūmon, kutsunugi-ishi, nobedan +4
    Crosses watercourse, lake, swamp +6
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11422]]: stepping-stones"
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