JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 岩: "boulder, rock, cliff"
The kanji 岩 means "boulder, rock, cliff". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ガン in on'yomi and いわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boulder, rock, cliff |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 787 of 2,501 |
Common words with 岩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 岩rock; boulder · crag
- 岩場rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
- 岩山rocky mountain
- 岩石rock
- 溶岩lava
- 岩壁wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
- 岩肌bare rock; rock surface; rock face
- 岩盤bedrock
- 岩陰shade of a rock
- 一枚岩monolith; large slab of rock · unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
- 岩根foot of a rock · large rock, most of which is buried
- 岩塩halite; rock salt
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