漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 28 strokesRadical
On
ガン
Kun
いわ
Meaning
rock

Origin

ORIGIN

山 (mountain) + 石 (stone) → a big rock on the mountain.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ガン岩石・岩塩・火成岩
いわ岩・岩場

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 岩石がんせき

    rock

  • 大岩おおいわ

    big rock

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

岩に のぼります。

I climb the rock.

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