山 Kanji – mountain
The Japanese kanji 山 can mean mountain.
Meaning and Readings
How is 山 read?
山 has the onyomi readings サン, セン and the kunyomi reading やま.
In romaji, these readings can be written as san, sen, yama.
Common Japanese Words Using 山
These common Japanese words contain 山. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 奥山（おくやま） — remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 下山（げざん） — descending a mountain, descent
- 火山（かざん） — volcano
- 火山灰（かざんばい） — volcanic ash
- 岩山（いわやま） — rocky mountain
- 鉱山（こうざん） — mine (ore)
- 高山（こうざん） — high mountain, alpine mountain
- 山（やま） — mountain, hill
- 山葵（わさび） — wasabi (Wasabia japonica), Japanese horseradish
- 山陰（やまかげ） — place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains
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