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    3. 岩屋

    岩屋

    岩いわ屋や

    cavern

    KMT9News #31+1Ref L2NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    石屋窟

    いわや

    Noun

    1.
    cavern, grotto

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    その山やまには大おおきな岩いわ屋やがあります。

    There is a large cavern in that mountain.

    KMT5Nature & Environment
    その岩いわ屋やは、神しん秘ぴ的てきな雰ふん囲い気きで観かん光こう客きゃくに人にん気きがあります。

    That grotto is popular with tourists for its mysterious atmosphere.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    探たん検けん家かたちは、未み踏とうの岩いわ屋やの奥おく深ふかくへと進すすんでいった。

    The explorers advanced deep into the unexplored cavern.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    海かい岸がん沿ぞいの岩いわ屋やは、波なみの浸しん食しょくによって長ながい年ねん月げつをかけて形けい成せいされた。

    The caverns along the coast were formed over many years by wave erosion.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    古こ代だいの人ひと々びとは、岩いわ屋やを住じゅう居きょや聖せいなる場ば所しょとして利り用ようしていたと考かんがえられている。

    It is believed that ancient people used caverns as dwellings or sacred places.

    KMT10HistoryReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    岩
    いわ…(1)
    boulder・rock・cliff
    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
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