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岩

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 899 / 2,608

Boulder

On’yomi
がん
Kun’yomi
いわ
Radical
山 Mountain (Kangxi 46)

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

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

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,cragN3
岩石 がんせき rockN1
溶岩 ようがん lavaN2

岩 is rank 899 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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