Kanji

山

山

mountain

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

山部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン, セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

やま

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, たかし, のぶ, やま

Common Readings

サン, やま

Example sentences

山 やま
週末 は 友達 と 山 に 登る 予定 です 。

I plan to climb a mountain with my friends this weekend.

あの あの
あの 山 の 向こう に 家 が ある

There is a house beyond that mountain.

沢山 たくさん
山 に は 沢山 の 木 が 生えている 。

There are many trees growing on the mountain.

酸 さん
レモン は 酸っぱい から 、 酸 が 沢山 含まれている 。

Lemons are sour, so they contain a lot of acid.

山ほど やまほど
宿題 が 山ほど ある 。

I have tons of homework.

山道 やまみち
険しい 山道 を 歩く 。

Walking on a steep mountain path.

くだる くだる
険しい 山道 が 谷 へ と くだっている 。

The steep mountain path goes down to the valley.

鉱山 こうざん
この 地域 は かつて 鉱山 として 栄えていた 。

This area once flourished as a mining town.

採掘 さいくつ
新しい 鉱山 で 金 を 採掘 する 。

They mine gold in the new mine.

山脈 さんみゃく
ヒマラヤ 山脈 は 世界 で 最も 高い 山々 が 連なっている 。

The Himalayas are a mountain range where the world's highest mountains are lined up.

Example Vocabulary

山

やま

mountain; hill; pile; climax

沢山

たくさん

many; a lot; much

山ほど

やまほど

a mountain of; tons of; extremely large amount

山道

やまみち

mountain road; mountain path

鉱山

こうざん

mine

山脈

さんみゃく

mountain range

山々

やまやま

mountains; many mountains

山のよう

やまのよう

mountain of; like a mountain; huge amount

山積み

やまづみ

piled up high; accumulated (problems/tasks)

山奥

やまおく

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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