Save Type Surname Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 為石, 爲石(Japanese Kanji) ためいし(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. TA-MEH-EE-SHEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.爲石 is a variant spelling of 為石.