山 (やま)mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine)
- mountain; hillnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
- mine (e.g. coal mine)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
- heap; pilenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
- crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- climax; peak; critical pointnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- guess; speculation; gamblenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 山
Words that share its kanji
- 火山かざんvolcano
- 青山せいざんlush mountain; green mountain
- 山形やまがたYamagata (city, prefecture)
- 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
- 小山こやまhill; knoll
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