岩（いわ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: rock / boulder
Example sentences
- 海の近くに大きな岩がある。 — There's a big rock near the sea.
- 岩の上に座って海を見た。 — I sat on the rock and looked at the sea.
Idioms & proverbs containing “岩”
- 涓滴岩を穿つ (けんてきいわをうがつ) — slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone
- 思う念力岩をも通す (おもうねんりきいわをもとおす) — where there is a will, there is a way
- 女の一念岩をも通す (おんなのいちねんいわをもとおす) — women will have their wills
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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