Kanji
N2 8 strokes Grade 2 freq #787

boulder, rock, cliff

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mountain yama

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

lava
rock
bedrock
reef
limestone
wall of rock; rock cliff
sandstone
halite; rock salt

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

rock; boulder
among rocks
monolith; large slab of rock
rocky mountain
rocky area; rocky tract
cavern; grotto
rock door (to a cave)
bare rock; rock surface

Example sentences

He hit his head against a rock.

He built his house on rock.

The volcano shoots out flames and lava.

Can you give me a geological explanation of lava?