岩 — kanji meaning “boulder”
岩
boulder, rock, cliff
- Meanings
- boulder, rock, cliff
- On'yomi
- ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi
- いわ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #787 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 46
- Chinese reading
- yán — Chinese character page
Words with 岩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
| 岩盤 | がんばん ganban | bedrock |
| 岩礁 | がんしょう ganshou | reef |
| 岩屋 | いわや iwaya | cave; cavern; grotto |
| 岩石 | がんせき ganseki | rock |
| 岩山 | いわやま iwayama | rocky mountain |
| 岩塩 | がんえん gan'en | halite; rock salt |
| 岩間 | いわま iwama | among rocks |
| 一枚岩 | いちまいいわ ichimaiiwa | monolith; large slab of rock |
| 岩場 | いわば iwaba | rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb) |
| 岩手 | いわて iwate | Iwate (prefecture) |
| 石灰岩 | せっかいがん sekkaigan | limestone |
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