Search Kanji for radical: 山

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mountain

Meaning: mountain
Kun-yomi: やま
On-yomi: サン/セン

mountain saddle

Meaning: mountain saddle
Kun-yomi: たわ/たお
On-yomi: ガイ

used in proper names

Meaning: used in proper names; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: なた/たな
On-yomi:

lofty

Meaning: lofty
Kun-yomi: そび.える
On-yomi: リョク/リキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きしがたかい/あおご
On-yomi: ガツ/ガチ/ゲツ/ゲチ

towering mountains

Meaning: towering mountains
Kun-yomi: そばだ.つ
On-yomi: キツ

hill with trees or grass (some give the opposite meaning)

Meaning: hill with trees or grass (some give the opposite meaning)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

mountain

Meaning: mountain; bare hill
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゴチ/グツ/グチ/コツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

branch off

Meaning: branch off; fork in road; scene; arena; theater
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ/ギ

high

Meaning: high; dangerous
Kun-yomi: たか.い
On-yomi: キュウ

peak

Meaning: peak; mountaintop
Kun-yomi: みね
On-yomi: シン/ギン

fork in a road

Meaning: fork in a road
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despise

Meaning: despise; contempt; ugly; same as
Kun-yomi: あなど.る/おろか/みにく.い/みだる
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やまのたかい
On-yomi: ゴウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こだま
On-yomi: コ/カ

foothill

Meaning: foothill
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セツ/セチ/グ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい/たか.い
On-yomi: ガン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

headland

Meaning: headland; cape; spit; promontory
Kun-yomi: みさき
On-yomi: コウ

point

Meaning: point; peak; mountain
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: ガク

a rocky mountain

Meaning: a rocky mountain
Kun-yomi: いしやま/そば
On-yomi: ソ/ショ

peak

Meaning: peak; cliff; precipice
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テウ/デウ

mountain ridge

Meaning: mountain ridge; mountain peak
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ

shore

Meaning: shore; bank; beach; coast
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

beach

Meaning: beach
Kun-yomi: きし
On-yomi: ガン

boulder

Meaning: boulder; rock; cliff
Kun-yomi: いわ
On-yomi: ガン

mount

Meaning: mount; hill; knoll
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: コウ

old name for a Chinese mountain

Meaning: old name for a Chinese mountain; Taishan
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タイ

gorge

Meaning: gorge; ravine; in the mountains; cape; promontory
Kun-yomi: みさき/くき/みね
On-yomi: コウ/シュウ/ユウ

name of a mountain

Meaning: name of a mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

dense mountain vegetation

Meaning: dense mountain vegetation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハク

level spot part-way up a mountain

Meaning: level spot part-way up a mountain; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: ゆり
On-yomi:

name of a Chinese river

Meaning: name of a Chinese river; name of a Chinese mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ビン/ミン

shrine in the mountains

Meaning: shrine in the mountains; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: くら
On-yomi:

mountain

Meaning: mountain
Kun-yomi: やま/はけ
On-yomi:

name of mountain in Shandong

Meaning: name of mountain in Shandong
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サク/シャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふもと
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョ/ゴ

Meaning:
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hill in Hunan

Meaning: hill in Hunan
Kun-yomi: いただ.き
On-yomi: コウ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: リョウ/リュウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やまみち
On-yomi: フツ/ブチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi:

hill

Meaning: hill
Kun-yomi: やま
On-yomi:

mountain ridge

Meaning: mountain ridge; mountain peak
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ

mountain peak

Meaning: mountain peak; mountain pass; climax; crest; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: とうげ
On-yomi:

gorge

Meaning: gorge; ravine
Kun-yomi: はざま
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ/キ

mountain cave

Meaning: mountain cave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ

tower

Meaning: tower; soar
Kun-yomi: そばだ.つ
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガク/ギャク

ranges of hills stretching on beyond another irregular peaks

Meaning: ranges of hills stretching on beyond another irregular peaks
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シュン

mountain in Gansu province

Meaning: mountain in Gansu province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Mountain in Gansu province

Meaning: Mountain in Gansu province
Kun-yomi: えびす
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ/グツ/グチ/キ

high mountain

Meaning: high mountain
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi:

lofty

Meaning: lofty
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi:

gorge

Meaning: gorge; strait; ravine; isthmus
Kun-yomi: はざま
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

obstruct

Meaning: obstruct
Kun-yomi:
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summit

Meaning: summit; peak
Kun-yomi: みね/ね
On-yomi: ホウ

high & steep

Meaning: high & steep
Kun-yomi: きび.しい/けわ.しい
On-yomi: ショウ

peak

Meaning: peak; summit
Kun-yomi: みね/ね
On-yomi: ホウ

ravine

Meaning: ravine
Kun-yomi: たに
On-yomi: ヨク

name of mountain

Meaning: name of mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/ク

high

Meaning: high; steep
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい/たか.い
On-yomi: シュン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つら.なる
On-yomi: キン/コン/クン

name of a mountain

Meaning: name of a mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ

island

Meaning: island
Kun-yomi: しま
On-yomi: トウ

Meaning:
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steep hill

Meaning: steep hill; mountain in Hubei
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi: ケン

place in Taiwan

Meaning: place in Taiwan
Kun-yomi: くぼみ
On-yomi: カン

Kongtong mountain

Meaning: Kongtong mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク

mountain in Sichuan province

Meaning: mountain in Sichuan province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ライ

rocky peaks

Meaning: rocky peaks; lofty and dangerous
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi: シュツ/シュチ/ソツ/ゾチ/スイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そばだ.つ
On-yomi: クツ

Meaning:
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mountain in Henan

Meaning: mountain in Henan
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コ/コウ/ギョウ

mountain in Kansu, where there is a cave into which the sun is said to sink at night

Meaning: mountain in Kansu, where there is a cave into which the sun is said to sink at night
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エン

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