Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 8

岩

Meaning in English

boulder, rock, cliff

Readings

Onyomi: ガン Kunyomi: いわ Romaji: gan / iwa

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岩

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese rochedo, rocha, penhasco

Spanish roca, peñasco, acantilado

Korean 바위, 암석, 절벽

French rocher, pierre, falaise

Italian masso, roccia, scogliera

German Felsbrocken, Felsen, Klippe

Indonesian batu besar, batu karang, tebing

★ Vietnamese tảng đá, hòn đá, vách đá

Thai ก้อนหิน, หิน, หน้าผา

Related kanji

N3 岡 kou / oka mount, hill, knoll N2 岸 gan / kishi beach, côte, rive N1 岳 gaku / take point, peak, mountain N1 岬 kou / misaki headland, cape, spit N1 岐 ki, gi branch off, fork in road, scene N1 峡 kyou, kou / hazama gorge, ravine, gorge N1 峠 touge mountain peak, mountain pass, climax N2 島 tou / shima island, île, isla N1 峰 hou / mine, ne summit, peak, sommet

Words with this kanji

N1 岩石 ganseki rock N2 溶岩 yougan lava N3 岩 iwa rock, boulder