ざん
巉
がん
巌

noun

  1. near-vertical cliff or peak.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざん
巉
がん
巌
 巉巌 ざんがん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rising precipitously, rising steeply
ザン (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
cunning, greedy, crafty
サン　ゼン　うさぎ
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
rabbit, hare
うさぎ　ト　ツ (Kentei Pre-1)
rock, crag, boulder
いわお　ガン　いわ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
stern, strictness, severity
きび.しい　ゲン　いつくし (6th, N1)
precipice, rocky or dangerous mountain
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
daring, brave, bold
カン　あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ　ゲ　した
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)