This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サン、セン、やま
Romaji: san, sen, yama
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さ、やの、やん
Romaji: sa, yano, yan
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

mountain

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  46
Frequency:  131
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  3-2-1
Korean Reading:  san
Chinese Reading:  shan1
Unicode:  5c71
JIS:  3B33

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2940
Nelson Index: 1407
New Nelson Index: 1439
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3o0.1
Four Corner Index: 2277.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 24
Gakken Index: 60
Japanese Names Index: 89
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7869
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0181
Remembering the kanji Index: 768
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Way Index: 148
Kanji Flashcards Index: 48
Kodansha Compact Index: 535
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 58
Kanji in Context Index: 100
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1867
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2544
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 775
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 830
Essential Kanji Index: 21
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3658
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1276
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 38
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 17

Words

(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
(むれ)
mountain; hill
山形 (やまがた)
mountain-shape; chevron; cone
山岳 (さんがく)
mountains
鉱山 (こうざん)
mine (ore)
(さん、ざん)
Mt.; Mount; Mt.; Mount
山元 (やまもと)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
高山 (こうざん)
high mountain; alpine
山城 (やまじろ、さんじょう)
mountain castle
火山 (かざん)
volcano
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