Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(いわ)rock, boulder, crag, cliff, anchor

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      rock, boulder

    2. Noun

      2.

      crag

    All Forms

    岩 【いわ】巌 【いわ】磐 【いわ】

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    Examples

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      その(いわ)(いぬ)のような(かたち)をしています。

      That rock is shaped like a dog.

      • N3

      (いわ)(かわ)(なが)れるうちに(いし)ころになった。

      The rocks became pebbles as they flowed down the river.

      • N3

      (ちい)さい(ころ)はよく(かく)れんぼをする(とき)(いわ)(かげ)(かく)れていたものだ。

      When I was little, I used to hide behind rocks when I played hide and seek.

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      彼女(かのじょ)意思(いし)(いわ)(おな)じくらい(かた)いので(だれ)にも(こわ)(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      Her will is as hard as a rock and no one can break it.

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      あんな華奢(きゃしゃ)(うで)をしているのに、よく(いわ)をよじ(のぼ)ることが出来(でき)るよなぁ…。

      I wonder how he can climb rocks with such slender arms....

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