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boulder
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingいわ

Meanings

  1. boulderRtK
  2. rock
    ぶつけHe hit his head against a rock.tatoeba
    つまりその地域利用できる用いられStated differently, the stones and rocks that were available in the local area were used.wiki
  3. cliff

Synonyms

ロック

Popular Usage

岩石

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

mountain () · stone () · rock ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 832

Compound words

彼は子供のころその穴によく行った。
He used to haunt those caves as a little boy.tatoeba
彼はの上に家を建てた。
He built his house on rock.tatoeba
彼は、大きなのかげにかくれました。
He hid himself behind a large rock.tatoeba
山の形をした石の上部に円い穴をあけたものである。
This chozubachi is made by creating a hole at the top of the mountain-shaped rock.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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