rock, crag, cliff, wall (in a mine)
磐 centers on a massive, immovable rock formation: a crag, cliff, or solid rock face. The mining wall sense is a specific application of a large exposed rock surface.
磐 combines 般 (which may contribute a sound like ハン or バン) with 石 (stone), suggesting a large rock or boulder. The exact historical role of 般 is uncertain, but the phono-semantic structure is plausible.
A huge stone (石) sits under a boat-like shape (般), like a massive rock that could anchor a ship. This is the immovable crag or cliff.
For バン, imagine a van trying to drive over a giant rock: van -> バン, but the rock is too big and stops it.
everlasting; eternal; unchanged
Jōban line
Jubilo Iwata (professional football club)
Ban'etsu West Line
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
Tokiwakai Gakuen University
Tokiwa University
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
evergreen tree
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense); loropetalum
Tokiwa Junior College
Japanese mazus (Mazus pumilus)
shrine
dwelling place of a deity (usu. in reference to a large rock)