Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: rock, crag, cliff, wall (in a mine)
Kunyomi: いわ
Onyomi: バン, ハン
Composition: 般 石
Radical: 石
Meaning: stone
Reading: いし
Frequency: 499
盤石 (バンジャク) huge rock, firmness, solidity
磐越西線 (バンエツサイセン) Ban'etsu West Line
落盤 (ラクバン) cave-in
岩 (いわ) rock, boulder, crag
磐城 (いわき) Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)