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N5Kanji

山

mountain. Looks like mountain peaks. 富士山 (Fujisan) = Mt. Fuji. Very common in surnames: 山田, 山本.

Readings

On
サン
Kun
やま

Examples

山(やま)、富士山(ふじさん)、山田(やまだ)

mountain, Mt. Fuji, Yamada (surname)

Note

The kanji looks like mountain peaks. 富士山 (Fujisan = Mt. Fuji) is the most famous Japanese mountain. Many surnames use 山.

Questions that use this word

N5 6 · N4 1 · N2 1

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N4N4 文法

    山田さんはギターを ___ ことができます。

    Answer: 弾く

  • N5N5 語彙

    「山」の読み方はどれですか?

    Answer: やま

  • N5N5 語彙

    「高く もりあがった 土地」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?

    Answer: 山

  • N5N5 漢字

    「山」の よみかたは?

    Answer: やま

  • N5N5 漢字

    「山頂」の よみかたは?

    Answer: さんちょう

  • N5N5 漢字

    「山火事」の よみかたは?

    Answer: やまかじ

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