JLPT N3 · Nature & weather

岩

いわ

rock

Stroke order of 岩

岩 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A stone 石 the size of a mountain 山 is a huge rock.

Parts: 山 mountain + 石 stone

Example sentence

川の中に大きな岩があります。

かわのなかにおおきないわがあります。

There is a big rock in the river.

More words: Nature & weather

自然nature 季節season 気温air temperature 湿度humidity 台風typhoon 地震earthquake 雷thunder; lightning 晴れるto clear up (weather)曇るto become cloudy 森forest 島island 波wave 星star 植物plant

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