“Rock” or “Boulder” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “岩”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “岩” means “Crag”, “Reef” or “Huge stone” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “岩”
Jouyou Kanji “岩” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | がん(gan) |
| Kun-Yomi | いわ(iwa) |
| Meanings | Rock, Crag |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “岩”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 岩井(いわい-i wa i) | A well made from a spring gushing out between rocks |
| 岩木(いわき-i wa ki) | ① Rocks and trees, ② Parable of emotionless something |
| 岩組(いわぐみ-i wa gi mi) | Arrangement of stones in a garden |
| 岩清水(いわしみず-i wa shi mi zu) | Clean water that springs from clacked rock, Water trickling out of rocks |
| 岩田帯(いわたおび-i wa ta o bi) | Maternity band, Belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy |
| 岩戸(いわと-i wa to) | ① Rock door (to a cave), ② Entrance of a cave, ③ Cave (in which person living) |
| 岩魚(いわな-i wa na) | Char (a kind of freshwater fish) |
| 岩根(いわね-i wa ne) | ① Foot of a rock, ② Large rock, Large rock which most are buried |
| 岩海苔(いわのり-i wa no ri) | Wild harvested nori |
| 岩場(いわば-i wa ba) | Rocky area, Rocky space, Craggy place, Rocky tract, Rocky stretch of a climb, Wall of rock |
| 岩鼻(いわはな-i wa ha na) | Protruding rock, Tip of rock |
| 岩室(いわむろ-i wa mu ro) | Inhabited caves or artificial caves, Cavern, Grotto |
| 岩屋(いわや-i wa ya) | Inhabited caves, Cavern, Grotto |
| 岩山(いわやま-i wa ya ma) | Rocky mountain, Craggy mountain |
| 岩塩(がんえん-ga n e n) | Rock salt |
| 岩塊(がんかい-ga n ka i) | A mass of rock, Big rock |
| 岩窟(がんくつ-ga n ku tsu) | Rock cave, Cavern |
| 岩質(がんしつ-ga n shi tsu) | Lithologic character, Rock quality |
| 岩床(がんしょう-ga n sho u) | Bedrock |
| 岩漿(がんしょう-ga n sho u) | Magma |
| 岩礁(がんしょう-ga n sho u) | Reef, Rock reef, Sunken rock |
| 岩石(がんせき-ga n se ki) | Stones and rocks |
| 岩層(がんそう-ga n so u) | Rock formation |
| 岩乗 or 頑丈(がんじょう-ga n jo u) | Solid, Firm, Stout, Burly, Strong, Sturdy |
| 岩頭 or 巌頭(がんとう-ga n to u) | On the rock, Tip of rock, Top of a massive rock |
| 岩盤(がんばん-ga n ba n) | Bedrock, Base rock, Rock‐bed, Rock mass |
| 岩壁(がんぺき-ga n pe ki) | Wall of rock, Rock cliff, Rock face, Quaywall, Quay |
| 火成岩(かせいがん-ka se i ga n) | Igneous rock |
| 奇岩(きがん-ki ga n) | Strangely shaped large rock, Large rock of unusual shape |
| 巨岩(きょがん-kyo ga n) | Huge rock |
| 水成岩(すいせいがん-su i se i ga n) | Aqueous rock, Sedimentary rock |
| 石灰岩(せっかいがん-se kka i ga n) | Limestone |
| 変成岩(へんせいがん-he n se i ga n) | Metamorphic rock, Metamorphite |
| 溶岩(ようがん-yo u ga n) | Lava |
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