JLPT N5 · 3 strokes
Kanji 山: "mountain"
The kanji 山 means "mountain". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read サン, セン in on'yomi and やま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サンセン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mountain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 131 of 2,501 |
Common words with 山
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沢山a lot; lots; plenty; many · enough; sufficient
- 山mountain; hill · mine
- 巫山戯るto joke; to jest; to kid; to josh · to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank
- 山ほどlots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of
- 山道mountain road; mountain trail
- 山々(many) mountains · very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really
- 山脈mountain range; mountain belt
- 鉱山mine (ore)
- 山中in the mountains; among the mountains
- 山のようplentiful; lot of; much; pile of
- 山Mt.; Mount · temple
- 山奥deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
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