岩

音読おんよみ: ガン

訓読くんよみ: いわ

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 山(やま)

Meaning

Large rock, boulder, or crag. Often found in compound words related to geology or terrain.


  • いわ — rock
  • 岩山いわやま — rocky mountain
  • 岩石がんせき — rock and stone
  • 火成岩かせいがん — igneous rock
  • 岩塩がんえん — rock salt
  • 岩場いわば — rocky area / rock face

The character combines 山 (mountain) and 石 (stone), symbolizing a large rock or crag. It’s used often in geology, nature, and place names.

いわうえすわった。
I sat on top of the rock.

海岸かいがんには おおきないわならんでいた。
Huge rocks were lined up along the coast.

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