やま
山
mountain
U+5C71
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
JLPT 5
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level.
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 strokes
Freq #131
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #768
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #46
Meanings
- mountain
word
やま yama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
山
yama
mountain
山
本
yamamoto
Yamamoto (surname)
山
口
yamaguchi
Yamaguchi (prefecture/surname)
山
形
yamagata
Yamagata (prefecture)
山
崎
yamazaki
Yamazaki (surname)
岡
山
okayama
Okayama (prefecture/city)
青
山
aoyama
Aoyama (place name)
富
山
toyama
Toyama (place name)
中
山
nakayama
Nakayama (surname/place name)
山
下
yamashita
Yamashita (surname)
山
川
yamakawa
mountains and rivers
山
道
yamamichi
mountain path
山
田
yamada
mountain rice field
山
男
yamaotoko
mountain man
