noun
stone arrangement in a garden
Refers to the composition and placement of rocks in a Japanese garden, often as a key design element. Related to 石組み (いしぐみ).
See also: 石組み
この庭園の岩組みは見事だ。
The stone arrangement in this garden is splendid.
岩組みを変えるだけで庭の印象が変わる。
Just changing the stone arrangement alters the garden's impression.
石組み is a more general term for stone arrangement, while 岩組み specifically emphasizes large rocks or boulders.
Compound of 岩 (いわ, 'rock') and 組み (くみ, 'arrangement'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward native Japanese compound.