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やま山 mountain

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U+5C71 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #131 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #768 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #46

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Meanings

mountain

Readings

On'yomi: さん san ざん zan せん sen
Kun'yomi: やま yama

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やま yama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

山(やま) yama mountain 山(やま) 本(もと) yamamoto Yamamoto (surname) 山(やま) 口(ぐち) yamaguchi Yamaguchi (prefecture/surname) 青(あお) 山(やま) aoyama Aoyama (place name) 中(なか) 山(やま) nakayama Nakayama (surname/place name) 山(やま) 下(した) yamashita Yamashita (surname) 小(こ) 山(やま) koyama small hill 村(むら) 山(やま) murayama Murayama

さん・ざん san On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

火(か) 山(ざん) kazan volcano 青(せい) 山(ざん) seizan lush mountain 山(さん) 中(ちゅう) sanchuu in the mountains 山(さん) 林(りん) sanrin mountain forest 山(さん) 村(そん) sanson mountain village 下(げ) 山(ざん) gezan descending a mountain 山(さん) 川(せん) sansen mountains and rivers 本(ほん) 山(ざん) honzan head temple

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S = secondary school · 29 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

山が見える慣用句

the mountain can be seen

関の山慣用句

the mountain at the barrier gate

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でる出 exit いわ岩 rock しま島 island りょう両 both きし岸 beach すみ炭 charcoal みつ密 secrecy おか岡 mount さき崎 promontory くずす崩 crumble

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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やま yama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さん・ざん san On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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Readings

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やま yama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さん ・ざん san On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

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Components

Used as component in (23)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

さん・ざん san On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).