Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Boulder

Mnemonic

A mountain stone is probably going to be a really big stone. We're talking about a boulder here.

Readings

On’yomi

がん

Kun’yomi

いわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

"Boulder!!!" yells a voice from behind you. "Eek, wha...?" (いわ) you reply. You look up to see a boulder falling off the cliff above you. "Eeeeeek! Whaaaat!?," you shout again, running and screaming this time.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary