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Where does “岩” come from?
岩 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese いわ.
岩
(Japanese): rock
Definitions
rock
Ancestry of “岩”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Japanese
いわ
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Words derived from “岩”
頁岩
堆積岩
変成岩
イワトビペンギン
シロイワヤギ
岩煙草
常盤
常磐
岩ワラビー
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