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What does the kanji 岩 mean?

岩 means rock, boulder. On'yomi ガン. Kun'yomi いわ.

Quick facts
On'yomiガン
Kun'yomiいわ
Strokes8
Main radical山
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ガンKun'yomi いわ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

rock, boulder

Memory hook

Stone (石) up on the mountain (山) — a great ROCK, a crag.

Main radical

山mountain 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.