Today’s Kanji is “山” (yama); Kanji for “mountain”.
Handwritten Kanji “山” (yama)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “山”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 山 | サン やま | san yama | 3 | 山 | mountain |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “山”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 山 | やま | yama | Mountain |
| 山登りをする | やまのぼりをする | yamanobori wo suru | To climb a mountain |
| 富士山 | ふじさん | fujisan | Mount Fuji |
