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岩

boulder
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingいわ
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

岩石

Radicals and components

Radical山mountainComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · stone (石) · rock (石)

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

Compound words

岩石がんせき
rock
岩塩がんえん
halite; rock salt
岩屋いわや
cavern; grotto
岩間いわま
among rocks
岩山いわやま
rocky mountain
岩礁がんしょう
reef
岩盤がんばん
bedrock
溶岩ようがん
lava
一枚岩いちまいいわ
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 岩

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