JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #131 by frequency
山 — Mountain
- Meaning
- Mountain
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- サンセン
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- やま
Stroke order
3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Memory hook
Three peaks pointing up. The tallest in the middle — that's the mountain (山) looming over the two smaller ones.
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | やま | mountain, hill |
| 登山 | とざん | mountain climbing, mountaineering, ascent of a mountain |
| 須弥山 | しゅみせん | Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist worl… |
| 山脈 | やまなみ | mountain range, mountain belt |
| 火山 | かざん | volcano |
| 山林 | さんりん | mountain forest, forest on a mountain, forest land |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.