“Mountain” or “Higher place” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “山”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “山” means “Temple”, “Climax” or “Most interesting part” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “山”
Jouyou Kanji “山” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 3 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | さん(san) |
| せん(sen) | |
| Kun-Yomi | やま(yama) |
| Meanings | Mountain, Higher place than around others |
| Temple | |
| Climax, Most interesting or important parts on any affair | |
| To choose one from many selections for wishing to hit a right one |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “山”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 山茶花(さざんか-sa za n ka) | Camellia sazanqua, Sasanqua |
| 山陰(さんいん-sa n i n) | ① Sanin region, ② Place in the shade of a mountain |
| 山雨(さんう-sa n u) | Mountain shower |
| 山家(さんか or やまが-sa n ka (or) ya ma ga) | Mountain villa, House in the mountains, Mountain retreat |
| 山河(さんがさんか-sa n ga) | Mountains and rivers, Natural surroundings |
| 山海(さんかい-sa n ka i) | Mountains and seas |
| 山海の珍味(さんかいのちんみ-sa n ka i no chi n mi) | All sorts of delicacies, Various unusual foods, Sumptuous feast |
| 山塊(さんかい-sa n ka i) | Mass of mountains, Massif |
| 山懐(さんかい or やまぶところ-sa n ka i (or) ya ma bu to ko ro) | Heart of a mountain |
| 山郭(さんかく-sa n ka ku) | Village surrounded by mountains, Castle in the mountains |
| 山岳(さんがく-sa n ga ku) | Mountains, Mountain chain |
| 山岳病(さんがくびょう-sa n ga ku byo u) | Mountain sickness, Hypobaropathy, Altitude anoxia |
| 山間(さんかん-sa n ka n) | Among the mountains |
| 山気(さんき-sa n ki) | Cold air in the mountains |
| 山気(やまぎ or やまけ or やまき-ya ma gi (or) ya ma ke (or) ya ma ki) | Speculative spirit, Speculative disposition |
| 山脚(さんきゃく-sa n kya ku) | Spur, Mountain ridge |
| 山居(さんきょ-sa n kyo) | Living in the mountains, Mountain dwelling |
| 山峡(さんきょう-sa n kyo u) | Ravine, Gorge, Valley |
| 山金(さんきん-sa n ki n) | Vein gold |
| 山窟(さんくつ-sa n ku tsu) | Mountain cave |
| 山系(さんけい-sa n ke i) | Mountain system, Mountain range, Cordillera |
| 山径(さんけい-sa n ke i) | Mountain trail, Mountain path |
| 山月(さんげつ-sa n ge tsu) | Moon over a mountain |
| 山行(さんこう-sa n ko u) | Mountain hiking, Walking in the mountains |
| 山号(さんごう-sa n go u) | Honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple’s name |
| 山谷(さんこく-sa n ko ku) | Mountains and valleys, Mountainous valley |
| 山骨(さんこつ-sa n ko tsu) | The exposed rock which is seen in the area of mountain collapsed |
| 山妻(さんさい-sa n sa i) | (Humble expression) My wife |
| 山斎(さんさい-sa n sa i) | A room or lodge for resting that is in the mountains |
| 山砦(さんさい-sa n sa i) | ① Mountain fort, Garrison, ② Den of mountain bandits |
| 山菜(さんさい-sa n sa i) | Edible wild plants, Wild vegetable |
| 山紫水明(さんしすいめい-sa n shi su i me i) | Scenic beauty, Beautiful scenery |
| 山椒(さんしょう-sa n sho u) | Zanthoxylum fruit, Japanese pepper tree, Prickly ash, Japanese pepper, Sansho, Sichuan pepper |
| 山椒魚(さんしょううお-sa n sho u u o) | Salamander, Hynobius |
| 山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い(さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい-sa n sho u wa ko tsu bu de mo pi ri ri to ka ra i) | Small head but great wit, Little head great wit, Size isn’t everything, Something might be small but still pack a punch, Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle |
| 山色(さんしょく-sa n sho ku) | Color of mountains, Mountain view |
| 山人(さんじん-sa n ji n) | Mountain folk, Hermit |
| 山神(さんじん-sa n ji n) | Mountain god |
| 山水(さんすい-sa n su i) | ① Mountain and water, Landscape (containing hills and rivers), ② Landscape picture, ③ Mountain stream, Water that flows down from a mountain, ④ Garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond |
| 山積(さんせき-sa n se ki) | Heap, Piling up, Accumulating, Forming a (huge) pile, Lying in piles |
| 山川(さんせん or やまかわ-sa n se n (or) ya ma ka wa) | Mountains and rivers, Mountain river, Mountain stream |
| 山川草木(さんせんそうもく-sa n se n so u mo ku) | Nature, Natural scenery |
| 山荘(さんそう-sa n so u) | Mountain villa, Mountain retreat, Mountain cottage |
| 山相(さんそう-sa n so u) | Mountain shape, geology and/or weather |
| 山僧(さんそう-sa n so u) | Monk, Monastic |
| 山賊(さんぞく-sa n zo ku) | Bandit, Brigand |
| 山村(さんそん-sa n so n) | Mountain village |
| 山体(さんたい-sa n ta i) | Mountain shape, Shape of each mountain |
| 山沢(さんたく-sa n ta ku) | ① Mountains and valleys, Mountain valley, ② Many, A lot of |
| 山地(さんち-sa n chi) | Mountainous region, Mountainous district, Hilly district |
| 山中暦日無し(さんちゅうれきじつなし-sa n chu u re ki ji tsu na shi) | Living a leisurely life in the mountains far from civilization, Living a relaxed life deep in the mountains makes a man forget how time passes |
| 山頂(さんちょう-sa n cho u) | Mountaintop, Summit of a mountain |
| 山亭(さんてい-sa n te i) | Mountain lodge, Mountain cottage, Mountain retreat |
| 山巓(さんてん-sa n te n) | Summit of a mountain, Mountain peak |
| 山頭(さんとう-sa n to u) | Top of a mountain, Summit of a mountain |
| 山堂(さんどう-sa n do u) | House in a mountain, Building located in a mountain |
| 山道(さんどう-sa n do u) | Mountain path, Mountain trail |
| 山内(さんない or さんだい-sa n na i (or) sa n da i) | ① In the mountains, ② Within the grounds of a temple |
| 山背(さんぱい or やませ-sa n pa i (or) ya ma se) | ① Cold wind descending from the mountains, ② Backside of a mountain |
| 山風(さんぷう or やまかぜ-sa n pu u (or) ya ma ka ze) | Mountain breeze, Mountain wind |
| 山腹(さんぷく-sa n pu ku) | Hillside, Mountainside, Declive |
| 山房(さんぼう-sa n bo u) | ① Mountain cottage, Mountain hut, ② Temple, ③ Personal library, Study |
| 山砲(さんぽう-sa n po u) | Mountain gun, Mountain artillery, Mountain-howitzer |
| 山脈(さんみゃく-sa n mya ku) | Mountain range, Mountain belt, Mountain chain |
| 山門(さんもん-sa n mo n) | Main gate of a Buddhist temple |
| 山野(さんや-sa n ya) | Fields and mountains, Hills and valleys, Countryside |
| 山陽(さんよう-sa n yo u) | South side of a mountain, Sanyo district |
| 山陽道(さんようどう-sa n yo u do u) | ① Sanyodo (old era), ② Sanyodo highway (from hyogo to yamaguchi) |
| 山腰(さんよう-sa n yo u) | Between area of the mountainside and the foot of the mountain |
| 山立(さんりつ-sa n ri tsu) | Mountain-like condition, Standing state like a mountain |
| 山立(やまだち-ya ma da chi) | ① Bandit, Brigand, ② Hunter, Huntsman |
| 山陵(さんりょう-sa n ryo u) | ① Mountains and hills, ② Imperial tomb |
| 山林(さんりん-sa n ri n) | Mountains and forests, Forest, Woodland |
| 山霊(さんれい-sa n re i) | Guardian spirit of a mountain, Mountain god |
| 山麓(さんろく-sa n ro ku) | Foot of mountain, Base of a mountain |
| 山車(だし-da shi) | Festival float, Parade float |
| 山羊(やぎ-ya gi) | Goat |
| 山荒し(やまあらし-ya ma a ra shi) | Porcupine, Hedgehog |
| 山嵐(やまあらし-ya ma a ra shi) | ① Mountain storm, ② Yamaarashi (Judo throwing technique) |
| 山犬(やまいぬ-ya ma i nu) | Japanese wolf, Wild dog |
| 山姥(やまうば or やまんば-ya ma u ba (or) ya ma n ba) | Mountain witch, Yamauba, Yamanba |
| 山男(やまおとこ-ya ma o to ko) | ① Giant (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength), ② Alpinist, Mountaineer, ③ Hillman, Woodsman |
| 山颪 or 山おろし(やまおろし-ya ma o ro shi) | Wind blowing down from a mountain |
| 山掛け(やまかけ-ya ma ka ke) | A dish of sliced raw tuna dressed with grated yam, Foods topped with grated yam |
| 山影(やまかげ-ya ma ka ge) | ① Place in the shade of a mountain, Shelter of the mountains, ② Mountain recess |
| 山火事(やまかじ-ya ma ka ji) | Forest fire, Wood fire, Wildfire, Bushfire |
| 山形(やまがた-ya ma ga ta) | ① Yamagata (city, prefecture), ② Mountain shape, Chevron form, Cone shape |
| 山刀(やまがたな-ya ma ga ta na) | Woodman’s hatchet |
| 山賤(やまがつ-ya ma ga tsu) | ① Low status person who makes a living working in the mountains, ② A house for hunters and lumberjacks |
| 山雀(やまがら-ya ma ga ra) | Varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius) |
| 山勘(やまかん-ya ma ka n) | ① Guess, Guesswork, Hunch, ② Chicanery, Guile, Wile, Chicane, Trickery, Shenanigan, Hoax, Put-on, Fraud, Fraudulence, Dupery, Humbug |
| 山際(やまぎわ-ya ma gi wa) | Hillside, Mountain ridge, Near a mountain |
| 山鯨(やまくじら-ya ma ku ji ra) | (From when eating animal meat was considered taboo (pre-Meiji)) Wild boar meat |
| 山国(やまぐに-ya ma gu ni) | Mountainous country |
| 山小屋(やまごや-ya ma go ya) | Mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers), Mountain cottage, Mountain shanty |
| 山桜(やまざくら-ya ma za ku ra) | Yama-zakura, Wild cherry (tree or blossoms) |
| 山幸(やまさち-ya ma sa chi) | Food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms etc), Fruits of the land |
| 山里(やまざと-ya ma za to) | Mountain hamlet, Mountain village, Village in a mountain valley |
| 山猿(やまざる-ya ma za ru) | ① Wild monkey, Mountain monkey, ② Countryman, Mountain dweller, Bumpkin, Boor |
| 山師(やまし-ya ma shi) | ① Speculator, ② Imposter, ③ Prospector |
| 山路(やまじ-ya ma ji) | Mountain path |
| 山裾(やますそ-ya ma su so) | Skirts of mountain, Foot of a mountain, Base of a mountain, Foothills |
| 山田(やまだ-ya ma da) | Rice fields in the mountain area |
| 山高きが故に貴からず(やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず-ya ma ta ka ki ga yu e ni ta tto ka ra zu) | Don’t judge a book by its cover, A mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high |
| 山高く水長し(やまたかくみずながし-ya ma ta ka ku mi zu na ga shi) | The virtues of wiseman would be passed down for a long time |
| 山出し(やまだし-ya ma da shi) | ① Bumpkin, Person from the country, Unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside, ② Transporting timber, firewood and/or charcoal etc from the mountains |
| 山津波(やまつなみ-ya ma tsu na mi) | Landslide, Avalanche of earth and rocks |
| 山手(やまて-ya ma te) | ① Place near the mountains, ② Hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe), ③ Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo) |
| 山寺(やまでら-ya ma de ra) | Temple in a mountain, Temple on a hillside |
| 山並み(やまなみ-ya ma na mi) | Mountain range, Mountain belt, Chain of mountains |
| 山鳴り(やまなり-ya ma na ri) | Rumbling of a mountain |
| 山猫(やまねこ-ya ma ne ko) | Wildcat, Catamount, Lynx |
| 山の手(やまのて-ya ma no te) | ① Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo), ② Hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential), ③ Place near the mountains |
| 山膚 or 山肌(やまはだ-ya ma ha da) | Mountain’s surface, Bare surface of a mountain |
| 山番(やまばん-ya ma ba n) | Mountain keeper, (Forest) ranger, Mountain guardian |
| 山彦(やまびこ-ya ma bi ko) | ① Echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains), ② Mountain god, Mountain guardian deity |
| 山襞(やまひだ-ya ma hi da) | Folds of a mountain |
| 山開き(やまびらき-ya ma bi ra ki) | Beginning of mountaineering season, Start of the mountain-climbing season |
| 山吹(やまぶき-ya ma bu ki) | ① Kerria (Kerria japonica), Japanese yellow rose, Japan globeflower, ② Amber, Bright golden yellow, ③ Gold coin (formerly used in Japan) |
| 山吹色(やまぶきいろ-ya ma bu ki i ro) | Amber, Bright golden yellow |
| 山伏(やまぶし-ya ma bu shi) | Yamabushi, Practitioner of Shugendō, Itinerant Buddhist monk |
| 山法師(やまほうし-ya ma ho u shi) | Japanese dogwood, Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), Japanese flowering dogwood |
| 山鉾(やまぼこ-ya ma bo ko) | Festival float mounted with a decorative halberd |
| 山繭(やままゆ-ya ma ma yu) | Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai), Wild silkworm |
| 山元(やまもと-ya ma mo to) | ① Foot of a mountain, Base of a mountain, ② Owner of a mountain, Operator of a mine, ③ Mine, Colliery |
| 山々(やまやま-ya ma ya ma) | ① Many mountains, ② So many, A lot of |
| 山百合(やまゆり-ya ma yu ri) | Golden‐rayed lily |
| 山分け(やまわけ-ya ma wa ke) | Equal division (of profits, prize money etc), Equal split |
| 遠山(えんざん-e n za n) | Distant mountain |
| 火山(かざん-ka za n) | Volcano |
| 寒山(かんざん-ka n za n) | ① Mountain in winter, Mountain which looks lonely with the leaves of the trees and grass withered, ② Name of a Chinese person |
| 金山(きんざん-ki n za n) | Gold mine |
| 銀山(ぎんざん-gi n za n) | Silver mine |
| 高山(こうざん-ko u za n) | High mountain, Alpine mountain |
| 鉱山(こうざん-ko u za n) | Mine |
| 故山(こざん-ko za n) | One’s native place |
| 深山(しんざん or みやま-shi n za n (oe) mi ya ma) | A place deep in the mountains, Mountain recess |
| 青山(せいざん-se i za n) | ① Lush mountain, Green mountain, ② Grave, Burial place |
| 雪山(せつざん-se tsu za n) | ① Snow‐covered mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, ② Himalayas |
| 雪山(ゆきやま-yu ki ya ma) | ① Snow‐covered mountain, Permanently snow-covered mountain, ② Pile of snow |
| 全山(ぜんざん-ze n za n) | Whole mountain |
| 炭山(たんざん-ta n za n) | Colliery |
| 築山(つきやま-tsu ki ya ma) | Artificial a miniature hill (mountain) in a landscape garden |
| 銅山(どうざん-do u za n) | Copper mine |
| 登山(とざん-to za n) | Mountaineering, Mountain climbing |
| 霊山(れいざん-re i za n) | Ryozen, Holy mountain, Sacred mountain |
| 連山(れんざん-re n za n) | Mountain range, Range of mountains, Chain of mountains |
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