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N3Kanji

岩

rock, cliff

Readings

On
ガン
Kun
いわ

Examples

岩（いわ）、溶岩（ようがん）、岩石（がんせき）

rock, lava, rock/stone

Note

On-reading (ガン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (いわ) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.

Questions that use this word

N1 3

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 語彙

    （ ）に入る最も適切なものを選べ。重い岩が落ちてきて、下にあった建物を（ ）た。

    Answer: 押しつぶし

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