| Suiseki classifications |
| Plant-pattern stones (Kigata-ishi) |
| Forest-pattern stones (Mori-ishi) Bonsai-pattern stones (Bonsai-ishi) Resembles a bonsai tree and pot. Fruit-pattern stones (Migata-ishi) Leaf-pattern stones (Hagata-ishi) Grass-pattern stones (Kusagata-ishi) Suggest different types of grasses, including bamboo. |
| Pattern stones (Monyo-seki) a category of stones or more commonly rounded pebbles with minerals or surface markings. |
| Flower-pattern stones (Hanagata-ishi) |
| Chrysanthemum-pattern stones (Kikumon-seki/Kikka-seki) Patterns suggest radial design of chrysanthemum flower, a traditional Oriental symbol of immortality. Japanese plum-blossom-pattern stones (Baika-seki) Wild rose-pattern stones (Nobara-ishi) |
| Celestial-pattern stones (Gensho-seki) |
| Moon-pattern stones (Tsukigata-ishi) Sun-pattern stones (Higata-ishi) setting, rising, or full. Star-pattern stones (Hoshigata-ishi) |
| Weather-pattern stones (Tenko-seki) |
| Rain-pattern stones (Amagata-ishi) Inclusions or patterns suggesting driving rain, usually coming down at an angle. Snow-pattern stones (Yukigata-ishi) Resemble patterns of snow falling. Lightning-pattern stones (Raiko-seki) dark stones with white mineral deposits resembling lightning bolts. |
| Kikumon-seki |
| Abstract-pattern stones (Chusho-seki) |
| Tiger-stripe-pattern stones (Tori-ishi) Alternating strips of colour, suggesting the stripes of a tiger. Tangled-net-pattern stones (Itomaki-ishi/Itogaki-ishi) Crisscrossing lines suggesting a tangled fishing net. |
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| Kusagata-ishi |
| Drawing based on a stone in the collection of the "Rare stone museum" Singapore. |