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山 means 'mountain'

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 46    Frequency: 60   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 5   Begins 308 words   Used in 671 words   Used in 22135 names   Component in 300 kanji (29 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サン
Kun
   やま mountain
Additional readings
On    セン
Name    さ   やの   やん
Variants
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Notes
If you've ever wondered how to move mountains, just look to the 'mountain' radical 山 to see how it's done! This radical shifts to the left in 峰 (1799: peak, mountaintop; ridge), the top in 岸 (248: beach), and the bottom in 岳 (1082: mountain, peak, point), changing its Japanese name as it goes.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 山 is used 38 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 山 is used 605 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
サン (read as ざん) : 158 words FIND ALL
か ざ ん 1
volcano
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サン : 148 words FIND ALL
さ ん か ん 0
among the mountains
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セン : 5 words FIND ALL
な か せ ん ど う 3
noun
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)  (see also: 東海道)
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やま : 292 words FIND ALL
や ま 2
noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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やん: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
festival car (float)  (often written with kana only)
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More information
Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗
Additional data
Henshall: 58 (originally: 24)  Joy o' Kanji : 24  Key to Kanji: 396 

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山
サン   やま mountain   
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