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岩

Boulder
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingいわ

Meanings

  1. boulderRtK
  2. rock
    彼は頭を岩にぶつけた。He hit his head against a rock.tatoeba
    つまり、その地域で利用できる岩石が用いられた。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
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · stone (石) · rock (石)

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

Compound words

彼は子供のころその岩穴によく行った。
He used to haunt those caves as a little boy.tatoeba
彼は岩の上に家を建てた。
He built his house on rock.tatoeba
彼は、大きな岩のかげにかくれました。
He hid himself behind a large rock.tatoeba
山の形をした岩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

Rock, crag. 山 (mountain) + 石 (stone) — big stones in the mountains.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 岩

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step