foot of a rock; base of a rock
Refers to the lower part or base of a rock, often where it meets the ground.
I sat down at the foot of a rock and rested.
large rock mostly buried
Poetic term for a large rock whose greater part is hidden underground, suggesting a massive, immovable presence.
In old poetry, there is an expression 'treading on the buried rock'.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Compound of 岩 (iwa, 'rock') and 根 (ne, 'root'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the base or root of a rock.