23 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

rock, crag, boulder

Kun'yomi
  • rock ②crag
  • huge rock
  • けわしい
On'yomi
  • ガン
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いわお 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rock, crag, boulder
いわお ガン いわ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
strictness, severity, rigidity
ゲン ゴン おごそ.か (Kentei 1)
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
precipice, rocky or dangerous mountain
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
daring, brave, bold
カン あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ ゲ した
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 5DD6
JIS X 0208 1-54-62
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1525
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2388
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3040
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2118
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2990
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8649
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o17.2
Four corner code 2224.8