Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: stone

Examples

Onyomi Examples

盤石 バンジャク huge rock, firmness, solidity

落盤 ラクバン cave-in

Kunyomi Examples

いわ rock, boulder, crag, cliff, anchor

いわき Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)