Meaning

Primary

Rocky Area

Alternative

Rocky Place

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A boulder location is a place where there are lots of large rocks. These are the rocky areas you find near the coast or in the mountains that can be a bit dangerous to get across.

Reading

いわば
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This jukugo uses the kun'yomi of the kanji instead of the more usual on'yomi. You learned both of these readings when you learned the vocabulary 岩 and 場所, so you're good to go here.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 岩場を登る

    to climb a rocky area

    岩場を歩く

    to walk on the rocky area

    岩場を下る

    to descend a rocky area, to climb down a rocky area

Context Sentences

海岸の近くの岩場にはカニや魚がたくさんいました。

There were lots of crabs and fish among the rocks near the shore.

岩場では、足元に気をつけて歩いてください。

Please watch your step when walking in the rocky area.

もうちょっと登ると大きな岩場があって、クライミングをしてる人もたまにいますよ。

If you hike up a little farther, there's a large rocky area where you can sometimes see people rock climbing.

Kanji Composition