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巌

巌: rock

rock; crag
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Readings

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いわ・いわお・けわしい

A grand, literary word for 岩 (rock); read いわお in given names.

Key words

巌いわおhuge rock; crag
巌窟がんくつrock cave
巌頭がんとうcliff top
奇巌きがんstrangely shaped rock

Example sentences

A huge crag towered over the shore where rough waves crashed.

In a rock cave deep in the mountains, an old Buddha statue is quietly enshrined.

Standing at the cliff top, I saw a deep valley spread out beneath my feet.

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