漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
巌: rock, crag
Also: boulder
JLPT N120 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
山 carries the meaning · 厳 is drawn in
20 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ガンgan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 巌窟がんくつcave; cavern
- 巌壁がんぺきwall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
いわiwa · kun'yomi · on its own
- 巌いわrock; boulder
Also read いわお, けわしい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand tall and look at the horizon! Three peaks reach for the clouds in perfect harmony.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ガン
10 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · yán
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin yán most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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