# 岩 — Boulder

Frequency rank 899 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 犬 (Dog), less common than 絡 (Entangle).

- On’yomi: がん
- Kun’yomi: いわ
- Radical: 山 Mountain (Kangxi 46)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A mountain (山) topped with a stone (石) — a massive stone sitting on a mountain peak forms a great boulder.

In words:

- 岩 いわ — rock,crag
- 岩石 がんせき — rock
- 溶岩 ようがん — lava

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