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Kanji Detail for 巖 - "rock, cliff"

巖

  • Meaning

    巖 means "rock, cliff." Also associated with rugged.

    1. Rock - A large stone; a boulder.

    2. Cliff - A steep rocky surface.

    3. Rugged - Rough and uneven.

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

    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 巖

    Given names 巖(いわお)Listen

    Surnames 巖(いわのり)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

    variant of 岩[yan2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cliff, precipice; cave, grotto

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

    A high and steep mountain is called 巖. Such as Wuyi Rock, Shaoshi Rock. | A strategic location is called 巖邑. See (Zuo Zhuan). | 巖廊: Palace corridors. Meaning lofty corridors. Also abbreviated as 巖. Hence, below the corridor is also called 巖下.

  • Onyomi

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    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

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    iwa(いわ) いわ

    iwao(いわお) いわお

    kewa.shii(けわ-しい) けわ-しい

  • Strokes

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    23 strokes

  • Radical

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    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    rock cliff rugged steep boulder crag granite hard landscape mountain outcrop precipice solid rough

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