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巨岩 (きょがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ岩がん

きょ

が

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

huge rock; crag

Refers to a very large rock or boulder, often in natural settings like mountains or coasts.

海かい岸がんに巨きょ岩がんがそびえている。
A huge rock towers over the coast.
登と山ざん道どうの途と中ちゅうに巨きょ岩がんがいくつもあった。
There were many huge rocks along the mountain trail.

Written forms

巨きょ岩がんUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling.
巨きょ巌がんUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 巌 is a variant of 岩.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large

boulder, rock, cliff

巌rock, crag, boulder

Similar words

岩がん石せき
岩石 is a general term for rocks and stones, while 巨岩 specifically emphasizes enormous size.
大おお岩いわ
大岩 also means 'big rock' but is less formal and often used in everyday contexts; 巨岩 sounds more literary or dramatic.

Etymology

Compound of 巨 (きょ, 'huge') and 岩 (がん, 'rock'). The reading きょがん is the standard on'yomi combination.