Moto 山: MountainKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サン、セン
- Kun'yomi
- やま
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 813 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サン・セン)
- 火山かざんvolcano
- 青山せいざんlush mountain; green mountain
- 登山とざんmountain climbing
- 山岳さんがくmountains
- 大山たいざんgreat mountain
- 富士山ふじさんMount Fuji; Mt. Fuji
- 山村さんそんmountain village
- 山頂さんちょうsummit (of a mountain)
- 鉱山こうざんmine (ore)
- 山林さんりんmountain forest; forest on a mountain
- 山間さんかんamong the mountains
- 高山こうざんhigh mountain
- 山陽さんようsouth side of a mountain; Sanyo district
- 山荘さんそうmountain villa; mountain retreat
- 火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash
- 山脈さんみゃくmountain range; mountain belt
- 山野さんやhills and fields; countryside
- 本山ほんざんhead temple
- 総本山そうほんざんhead temple of a sect
- 氷山ひょうざんiceberg
- 下山げざんdescending (mountain)
- 山川さんせんmountains and rivers
- 山地さんちmountainous district
- 遠山えんざんdistant mountain
- 山菜さんさいedible wild plants
- 山系さんけいmountain range; mountain system
- 他山の石たざんのいしlesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson
- 前山ぜんざんfoothills; first range of mountains
- 名山めいざんfamous mountain
- 大本山だいほんざんhead temple of a Buddhist sect
- 天王山てんのうざんstrategic point; crucial time
- 山上さんじょうmountain top
- 山塊さんかいmountain mass; massif
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 山やまmountain; hill
- 山形やまがたYamagata (city, prefecture)
- 小山こやまhill; knoll
- 山手やまてplace near the mountains
- 奥山おくやまremote mountain; mountain recesses
- 山小屋やまごやhut (esp. on a mountain); shack
- 山道やまみちmountain road; mountain trail
- 深山みやまmountain recess; deep in the mountains
- 野山のやまhills and fields; hill and dale
- 山火事やまかじforest fire; bushfire
- 岩山いわやまrocky mountain
- 山陰やまかげplace in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
- 一山ひとやまone mountain
- 冬山ふゆやまwintry mountain
- 北山きたやまnorthern hill
- 夏山なつやまsummery mountain
- 山の手やまのてhilly section of a city (usu. residential)
- 山並みやまなみmountain range; mountain belt
- 山人やまびとmountain folk; hermit
- 山元やまもとfoot of a mountain; base of a mountain
- 山分けやまわけequal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
- 山国やまぐにmountainous country
- 山奥やまおくdeep in the mountains; mountain recesses
- 山姥やまうばmountain witch; yamauba
Other readings
- 山々やまやま(many) mountains
- 山伏やまぶしitinerant Buddhist monk
- 山吹やまぶきkerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose
Showing the 60 most common of 813 words. See them all in the graph.
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