Moji Ninja

岩 — rock; boulder

岩 means “rock; boulder”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan). Kun'yomi: いわ (iwa). You'll see it in words such as 岩 (iwa, “rock; boulder”).

岩
Stroke order of 岩
Meaning
rock; boulder
On'yomi
ガン (gan)
Kun'yomi
いわ (iwa)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3 · set Land & places 2

How to remember 岩

A stone (石) as big as a mountain (山): a rock.

Parts: 山 mountain · 石 stone

Words with 岩

WordReadingMeaning
岩いわ iwa kunrock; boulder

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