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Kanji Detail for 巌 - "rock, cliff"

巌

  • Meaning

    巌 means "rock, cliff." Also associated with steep.

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

    2. Steep - Precipitous; sheer cliffs.

    3. Cliff - A rugged, rocky cliff.

  • Four-character idioms with 巌

    • 枯木寒巌 こぼくかんがん Listen withered trees and frozen rocks

  • Tattoo check: 巌

    • Verified meaning: rock, cliff
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いわ, いわお, いわさき, いわのり)
    • Also carries these associations: steep

    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 巌

    Given names 巌(いわお)Listen 巌(がん)Listen 巌(たかし)Listen 巌(たけ)Listen

    Surnames 巌(いわ)Listen 巌(いわさき)Listen 巌(いわのり)Listen 巌(いわほ)Listen 巌(げん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rock; crag; boulder

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cliff, precipice; cave, grotto

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    iwa(いわ) いわ

    iwao(いわお) いわお

    kewa.shii(けわ-しい) けわ-しい

  • Strokes

    tip

    20 strokes

  • Radical

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    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    rock steep cliff boulder crag stone granite rugged solid hard firm immovable ledge mountain outcrop precipice

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