# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 岩 | いわ (iwa) | rock; boulder |

## Don't confuse it with

[石](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stone/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [妬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/envy/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[岡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hill/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/) · [園](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/garden/) · [岩](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rock/) · [奈](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nara/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

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