Keyword
boulder
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig832
Readings
いわ
(75%)
がん
(22%)
(1%)
Composed of
mountain
stone
Used in vocabulary (233 in total)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
rocky mountain
Examples (33 in total)
There are lots of rocks in this garden.
A rock fell from above.
Seen at a distance, the rock looked like a human face.
I've always wondered what's the difference between rock and stone.
I want to hide under a rock.
Devils are hiding among the rocks.
Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.
Seen from a distance, the rock looked like a human face.
Seen from a distance, that rock looks like a human face.
Their ship struck a rock.
This rock has the shape of an animal.
No matter how hard I try, I can't swim to that rock.
He hit his head against a rock.
What does this rock look like?
Riding my bicycle, the boy ran into a big rock.
It was as hard as rock.
A small stream ran down among the rocks.
Mary was sitting on a rock.
He hid himself behind a large rock.
The rock rolled down the hillside.
A rock stuck out from the bank into the river.
The volcano shoots out flames and lava.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.
He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.
Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.
How many rocks can you see at Ryoanji?
The waves sprayed the rocks with water.
He built his house on rock.
The rock was moved by dynamite.
We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.
The waves washed upon the rocks.
A monster lay on a rock near the top of the mountain.
Iwate Prefecture's capital is Morioka City.