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巌

JLPT N1 · 20 strokes

The kanji 巌 — “massive rock (name)”

巌 means massive rock (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 20 strokes and uses the mountain radical (山).

Stroke order · 20 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ガン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): いわ、いわお、けわ(しい)
Radical: 山 · mountain
Strokes: 20

How to remember 巌

Hard (厳) rock of the mountain (山) — a great boulder. In names: 巌 (Iwao); 巌流島 — the island of Musashi's famous duel!

Example words with 巌

Kun'yomi readings

巌いわおmassive boulder; (name)

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