Quick answer
岩 is the kanji for "Rock". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is いわ (iwa). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Rock
Also : Cliff · Boulder
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 岩 represents 'BOULDER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of boulder.
On-reading: がん — remember this sound by associating it with boulder. Kun-reading: いわ.
Example Sentences
登山中に大きな岩に阻まれて、道を変えました。
とざんちゅうにおおきないわにはばまれて、みちをかえました。
While climbing, blocked by a large rock, I changed the route.
この海岸の岩場は、夏になるとタコがたくさん獲れます。
このかいがんのいわばは、なつになるとたこがたくさんとれます。
Many octopuses can be caught on the rocky coast in summer.
Vocabulary using 岩
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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