Japanese symbol for “monolith”
一枚岩
いちまいいわ
Romaji: ichimaiiwa
monolith; large slab of rock
In Japanese, monolith is 一枚岩, read いちまいいわ (ichimaiiwa).
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Meanings
- n monolith; large slab of rock
- n unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “monolith”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モノリス | モノリス monorisu | monolith |
| コンクリートパネル | コンクリートパネル konkuriitopaneru | concrete panel; monolith |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 枚数 | まいすう maisuu | the number of flat things |
| 枚挙 | まいきょ maikyo | enumeration |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
See also: Chinese symbol for “monolith”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.