Kanji

岩

岩

boulder, rock, cliff

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

山部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いわ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いわ, いわお, かた, せき, たか

Common Readings

ガン, いわ

Example sentences

岩 いわ
彼 は 大きな 岩 に 座って 海 を 眺めた 。

He sat on a large rock and looked out at the sea.

巨人 きょじん
神話 に 登場 する 巨人 が 大きな 岩 を 投げた 。

The giant appearing in myths threw a large rock.

溶岩 ようがん
活火山 の クレーター から 真っ赤 な 溶岩 が 流れ出している 。

Bright red lava is flowing out from the crater of the active volcano.

噴出 ふんしゅつ
火山 が 活動 を 始め 、 溶岩 が 噴出 している 。

The volcano has become active, and lava is erupting.

岩肌 いわはだ
険しい 岩肌 を 慎重に 登っていく 。

He carefully climbed the steep rocky face.

流れ落ちる ながれおちる
岩肌 を 水 が 激しく 流れ落ちている

Water is flowing down the rock face violently.

岩石 がんせき
山 に は 多く の 岩石 が 見られる

Many rocks can be seen in the mountains.

地球型惑星 ちきゅうがたわくせい
地球型惑星 は 主に 岩石 や 金属 から 成る 惑星 です 。

Terrestrial planets are planets composed mainly of rock and metal.

岩壁 がんぺき
登山家 は 、 切り立った 岩壁 を 慎重 に 登り 始めた 。

The mountain climber began to carefully climb the steep rock wall.

リス リス
彼 は 岩壁 の リス に ハーケン を 打ち込んだ 。

He hammered a piton into a crack in the rock face.

Example Vocabulary

岩

いわ

rock; boulder

岩場

いわば

溶岩

ようがん

lava

岩山

いわやま

岩肌

いわはだ

rock surface; rocky face

岩石

がんせき

rock; stone

岩壁

がんぺき

rock wall; cliff; precipice

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

岩陰

いわかげ

岩盤

がんばん

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