山
Mountain
Meanings
Mountain
On'yomi
さん、 せん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
やま
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
山 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
山 (Mountain) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #131 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 1
Words using 山
奥山おくやまremote mountain下山げざんdescending a mountain火山かざんvolcano火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash岩山いわやまrocky mountain鉱山こうざんmine (ore)高山こうざんhigh mountain山やまmountain山葵わさびwasabi (Wasabia japonica)山陰やまかげplace in the shade of a mountain山奥やまおくdeep in the mountains山火事やまかじforest fire山岳さんがくmountain chain山間さんかんamong the mountains山菜さんさいedible wild plants山寺やまでらmountain temple
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