The Japanese kanji for mountain: 山
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The kanji for mountain: 山
Three peaks. One of the oldest picture-characters, and the san in Fuji-san.
山
- Meaning
- mountain
- Kun reading
- yama (Japanese)
- On reading
- SAN (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 3
書き順Stroke order
山 is written in 3 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 富士山 | Fujisan | Mount Fuji |
| 山道 | yamamichi | a mountain path |
敬意Wearing it
Mountain. Three strokes, one of the most recognisable kanji there is. Safe anywhere.
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