溶岩

ようがん

lava

What does 溶岩 mean?

溶岩 is a Japanese noun meaning lava in English. It is written as 溶岩 in kanji, ようがん in hiragana, and yougan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その火山は溶岩を流し出した。

The volcano poured molten rock.