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Kanji Detail for 岩 - "rock, boulder"

岩

  • Meaning

    岩 means "rock, boulder."

    1. Rock - A large, rugged stone; a boulder.

    2. Cliff - A steep rock face; a crag.

  • Words using 岩

    • 岩間 いわま Listen among rocks
    • 一枚岩 いちまいいわ Listen monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.)
    • 岩石 がんせき Listen rock
    • 岩山 いわやま Listen rocky mountain
    • 岩盤 がんばん Listen bedrock

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    • Verified meaning: rock, boulder
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いいわさき, いわ, いわお, いわがざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 岩

    Given names 岩(いわ)Listen 岩(いわお)Listen

    Surnames 岩(いいわさき)Listen 岩(いわがざき)Listen 岩(いわさき)Listen 岩(いわざき)Listen 岩(いわざぎ)Listen 岩(いわのり)Listen 岩(いわはま)Listen 岩(いわほり)Listen 岩(いわぼり)Listen 岩(いわやなぎ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    iwa(いわ) いわ

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    rock boulder cliff crag granite stone geology mountain outcrop rugged solid hard mineral quarry erosion limestone sedimentary pebble cobblestone

Sentences including 岩

  • What does this rock look like?

  • A rock fell from above.

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