This kanji can be said to look like a mountain, which is what it means. But maybe it looks more like an X-wing fighter.

on readings:
  • san
kun readings:
  • yama

examples:
dōzan copper mine
Fuji-san Mount Fuji
gezan descent from a mountain
hyōzan iceberg
kazan volcano
koyama hill
sansui landscape, natural scenery
satoyama the boundary between human settlement and the mountains
yama mountain
Yamanaka-ko Lake Yamanaka (near Mount Fuji)
Yamanotesen Yamanote Line (encircling Tokyo)
yamashi speculator, adventurer, charlatan
yamayama mountains

links:
Lake Yamanaka
Mount Fuji
Wiktionary
Yamanote Line

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Last ∆ on 4 March 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.