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Kanji Detail for 岩 - "rock, boulder, cliff"
岩
- Meaning
岩 means "rock, boulder, cliff."
Rock - A large, rugged stone; a boulder.
Cliff - A steep rock face; a crag.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
boulder; rock; cliff
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cliff; rocks; mountain
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
cliff; rock
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cliff; rocks; mountain
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Vulgar form of 巖. | Also, geologists call sand and rock that form the earth's crust collectively 岩石. Those formed by volcanic heat are called 火成岩. Those formed by weathering and erosion are called 水成岩.
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Sentences including 岩
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
Ｋと私はよく海岸の岩の上に坐って、遠い海の色や、近い水の底を眺めました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それだけならまだいいのですが、時にはＫの方でも私と同じような希望を抱いて岩の上に坐っているのではないかしらと忽然疑い出すのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋと私はよく海岸の岩の上に坐って、遠い海の色や、近い水の底を眺めました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それだけならまだいいのですが、時にはＫの方でも私と同じような希望を抱いて岩の上に坐っているのではないかしらと忽然疑い出すのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha