溶岩
ようがん · yougan (also spelled yogan)
Lava
Other ways to say “lava” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
How it’s used
Use 溶岩 for molten rock from a volcano; it appears mostly in news, science, and disaster reports, not everyday talk.
Often confused with マグマ, which is magma underground; 溶岩 is what reaches the surface.
Example sentences
溶岩がゆっくり流れている。
The lava is flowing slowly.
Nihoner
火山の溶岩はとても熱い。
Volcanic lava is extremely hot.
Nihoner
Say it out loud
Press the microphone and say 溶岩 (ようがん)
Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.
Do you really know it?
Learn its family in 60 seconds
6 words that share a kanji with 溶岩. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.
Your memory hook
Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.
Kanji in this word
Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →
Words that share a kanji
Questions
What does 溶岩 mean?
Lava.
How do you pronounce 溶岩?
ようがん (yougan). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 溶岩?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
How do I remember 溶岩?
Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).
Save your words
Create a free account and they will be waiting in your review deck — Nihoner brings each one back right before you would forget it.
Free · no card · your words are kept