JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
山 means mountain. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes, read やま or さん. It appears in 沢山 (many / much) and 火山 (volcano).
山 is written in 3 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | やま | mountain |
| 沢山 | たくさん | many / much |
| 火山 | かざん | volcano |
山 tends to carry the sound せん. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | せん | mountain |
| 仙 | せん | hermit, wizard |
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