山 — mountain

Readings

On'yomi

サンセン

Kun'yomi

やま

Example words

• 山やま(1) mountain; hill (2) mine (e.g. coal mine) (3) heap; pile (4) crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) (5) climax; peak; critical point (6) guess; speculation (7) criminal case; crime (8) festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) (9) wild
• 火山かざんvolcano
• 登山とざんmountain climbing
• 鉱山こうざんmine (ore)
• 山林さんりん(1) mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest (2) mountains and forest
• 山脈さんみゃくmountain range
• 山岳さんがくmountains
• 沢山たくさんmany; a lot; much