Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
まい
Grade: 6
いわ
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 一枚(いちまい) (ichimai) + (いわ) (iwa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いち)(まい)(いわ) (ichimai-iwaいちまいいは (itimaiifa)?

  1. monolith (large stone)
  2. (figurative) monolith (uniform structure)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN