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JLPT N1 · Noun

岩石 (ganseki)

岩石 (がんせき, ganseki) is a Japanese noun meaning “rock”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
がんせき
Romaji
ganseki
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. rock · noun

Example sentences

岩石や鉱物はいろいろな面で私たちに有益である。
Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.
Tatoeba #183661

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 岩石

岩
boulder, rock, cliffガン・いわ · 8 strokes
石
stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 岩石.

岩いわrock溶岩ようがんlava石鹸せっけんsoap石いしstone石炭せきたんcoal石油せきゆoil宝石ほうせきgem流石さすがas one would expect磁石じしゃくmagnet化石かせきfossil

Source: JMdict entry 1217360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.