Kanji Detail for 磐 - "boulder, rock"

磐

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

磐 means "boulder, rock."
1. Boulder - A large, flat rock; a massive stone.
2. Rock - A firm, solid foundation.
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- Verified meaning: boulder, rock
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read いわお, いわね, ばん)
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Name readings of 磐

Given names 磐(いわお) 磐(いわね) 磐(ばん)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rock; crag; cliff; wall (in a mine)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

large rock, boulder; firm

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

firm; stable; rock

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

boulder, large rock; firm, stable

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A large, thick stone. Called 磐石 (bedrock). Such as saying 安如磐石 (as secure as bedrock). Meaning heavy and immovable.
Onyomi

ban(バン)

han(ハン)
Kunyomi

iwa(いわ)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

石 (ishi・ishihen)
Related Keywords

boulder rock crag cliff cobble firm foundation geology granite hard huge large massive mighty mineral mountain outcrop pebble quarry robust solid stone