Kanji

岳

岳

point, peak, mountain

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

山部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たけ

Nanori (Name Reading)

おか, たか, たかし, たけ

Common Readings

ガク, たけ

Example sentences

山岳 さんがく
山岳 地帯 で の ハイキング は 素晴らしい 経験 だった 。

Hiking in the mountainous region was a wonderful experience.

踏破 とうは
彼 は その 険しい 山岳 地帯 を 踏破 した

He traversed that rugged mountain region.

山岳地帯 さんがくちたい
この 山岳地帯 に は 、 珍しい 高山植物 が 自生 している 。

In this mountainous region, rare alpine plants grow wild.

地勢 ちせい
この 地域 の 地勢 は 、 複雑な 山岳地帯 が 中心 と なっている 。

The topography of this region is centered around a complex mountainous area.

岳 たけ
その 岳 の 頂 を 目指す

I aim for the summit of that high mountain.

岳父 がくふ
私 の 岳父 は 、 厳しい が 心優しい 人 だ 。

My father-in-law is strict but kind-hearted.

Example Vocabulary

山岳

さんがく

mountains; peaks; mountain range

山岳地帯

さんがくちたい

mountainous region; mountain zone

岳

たけ

peak, high mountain

山岳部

さんがくぶ

岳人

がくじん

山岳地

さんがくち

山岳信仰

さんがくしんこう

山岳賞

さんがくしょう

岳父

がくふ

father-in-law (one's wife's father)

御岳

みたけ

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