| Kanji | 岩 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ガン |
| Kunyomi | いわ |
| English | boulder, rock, cliff |
| Examples | 岩(いわ): rock; crag 溶岩(ようがん): lava 岩石(がんせき): rock |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 787 |
| Components | 山: mountain 石: stone |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 山 |
| Radical Number | 46 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | やま・やまへん・やまかんむり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | boulder |
| Koohii Story 1 | A mountain-sized stone is known as a boulder. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Here we see mountain rocks rolling down the mountain, gathering into a single monstrous boulder crushing everything in its path. Think snowball effect, even if it wouldn´t work with rocks. |
| RTK Index (new) | 832 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade2, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_nature_landscape
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