【山】(san, yama/ moutain) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 山.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・さん　san

For example,
・火山　かざん　ka-zan
It means volcano

・氷山　ひょうざん　hyō-zan
It means iceberg

・山脈　さんみゃく　san-myaku
It means mountain range
アルプス山脈　あるぷすさんみゃく　alps san-myaku
Alps (mountain range)

・山頂　さんちょう　san-chou
It means mountain peak

・山麓　さんろく　san-roku
It means foot or base of a mountain

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・やま　yama

For example,
・山　やま　yama
It means mountain

・雪山　ゆきやま　yuki-yama
It means snowy mountain

・山裾　やますそ　yama-suso
It means foot or base of a mountain
山裾と山麓は同じ意味です　やますそとさんろくはおなじいみです
山裾 and 山麓 mean the same thing.

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・山車　だし　dashi
This is a cart with a decorated roof used in Japanese festivals.

・山羊　やぎ　yagi
It means goat

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 山.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・mountain

Radical

And the radical of this character is 山　ama
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・山本　やまもと　Yamamoto
・山田　やまだ　Yamada
・山口　やまぐち　Yamaguchi
・山崎　やまざき、やまさき　Yamazaki, Yamasaki
・山下　やました　Yamashita
・中山　なかやま　Nakayama
・横山　よこやま　Yokoyama

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 山

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 山
・青山 剛昌　あおやまごうしょう　Aoyama Goushou
He is a cartoonist. He is the creator of Detective Conan.

・井山 裕太　いやまゆうた　Iyama Yuuta
He is a Go player.

・山寺 宏一　やまでらこういち　Yamadera Kouichi
He is a voice actor.

・山下 泰裕　やましたやすひろ　Yamashita Yasuhiro
He is a judoka. He is an Olympic gold medalist.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 山.
・富士山　ふじさん　fu-ji san
It is Mt. Fuji. This is a World Heritage Site.

・青山　あおやま　aoyama
This is an area in Tokyo where you can find the most sophisticated stores.

・山陽　さんよう　san-you
The name of a region in western Japan. It faces the Sea of Japan.

・山陰　さんいん　san-in
The name of a region in western Japan. It faces the Seto Inland Sea.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 山
・出　しゅつ、で-る　shutsu, de-ru
It means go out

・幽　ゆう　yū
It means ghost

kanji that contain character 山 in their composition

Here are some kanji that contain character 山 in their composition
・仙　せん　sen
It means hermit

・両　りょう　ryō
It means both

・岐　き　ki
It means divergence

・岩　がん、いわ　gan, iwa
It means rock

・岸　がん、きし　gan, kishi
It means bank (of a body of water)

・岬　みさき　misaki
It means cape (on coast)

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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