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いわ
Meanings
Noun
1. rock; boulder
2. crag; cliff
3. anchor
Alt. forms
岩いわ
83%
いわ
6%
磐いわ
5%
巌いわ
4%
巖いわ
Pitch accent
い
わ
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Used in: 1004
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
rock
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
cavern; grotto
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Examples (25 in total)
Mary was sitting on a rock.
The waves washed upon the rocks.
A rock fell from above.
Devils are hiding among the rocks.
Their ship struck a rock.
He hit his head against a rock.
The rock rolled down the hillside.
The waves sprayed the rocks with water.
He built his house on rock.
The rock was moved by dynamite.
There are lots of rocks in this garden.
This rock has the shape of an animal.
What does this rock look like?
It was as hard as rock.
A small stream ran down among the rocks.
He hid himself behind a large rock.
He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.
I've always wondered what's the difference between rock and stone.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.
Seen from a distance, that rock looks like a human face.
Seen from a distance, the rock looked like a human face.
No matter how hard I try, I can't swim to that rock.
Riding my bicycle, the boy ran into a big rock.
How many rocks can you see at Ryoanji?
A monster lay on a rock near the top of the mountain.