山


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:
銅山 dōzan copper mine
富士山 Fuji-san Mount Fuji
下山 gezan descent from a mountain
氷山 hyōzan iceberg
火山 kazan volcano
小山 koyama hill
山水 sansui landscape, natural scenery
里山 satoyama the boundary between human settlement and the mountains
山茶始開 Tsubaki hajimete hiraku November 7 – 11
山 yama mountain
山中湖 Yamanaka-ko Lake Yamanaka (near Mount Fuji)
山手線 Yamanotesen Yamanote Line (encircling Tokyo)
山師 yamashi speculator, adventurer, charlatan
山々 yamayama mountains

links:
Japanese calander
Lake Yamanaka
Mount Fuji
Wiktionary
Yamanote Line

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Last ∆ on 27 January 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.