山 – mountain

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The kanji 山 means mountain. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サン、セン (san, sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やま (yama). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 山 (no. 46).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サン	san
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	やま	yama

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 山 (Kangxi radical 46).

Words using 山

山やまmountain沢山たくさんa lot登山とざんmountain climbing火山かざんvolcano山林さんりんmountain forest山さんMt.鉱山こうざんmine (gold, coal, etc.)山岳さんがくmountain chain山脈さんみゃくmountain range山腹さんぷくhillside

Example sentences

高い山の頂上は空気が薄い。

The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.

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洗濯物の山を見ながら、私はため息をついた。

Looking at the pile of laundry, I sighed.

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その靴は登山には向かないよ。

Those shoes won't do for climbing.

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Kanji with the same radical

島岸崩岩岳峡峰嵐峠崇岬崖

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