This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガン、いわ
Romaji: gan, iwa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

boulder, rock, cliff

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  46
Frequency:  787
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  am
Chinese Reading:  yan2
Unicode:  5ca9
JIS:  3464

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2235
Nelson Index: 1414
New Nelson Index: 1461
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3o5.10
Four Corner Index: 2260.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 249
Gakken Index: 744
Japanese Names Index: 942
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7985
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0234
Remembering the kanji Index: 770
Kanji Flashcards Index: 487
Kodansha Compact Index: 538
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 102
Kanji in Context Index: 457
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1423
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1921
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 777
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 832
Essential Kanji Index: 821
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2778
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1277
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 178
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 156

Words

(いわ)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
溶岩 (ようがん)
lava
岩屋 (いわや)
cavern; grotto
花崗岩 (かこうがん)
granite
岩戸 (いわと)
rock door (to a cave)
岩石 (がんせき)
rock
矢倉 (やぐら)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
石灰岩 (せっかいがん)
limestone
岩礁 (がんしょう)
reef
岩盤 (がんばん)
bedrock
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