Mountain

N5 · 3 stroke · 12 kanji

Three peaks rising from the earth — tall center peak flanked by two shorter ones. 山 is one of the oldest pictographic kanji.

Three vertical strokes of different heights. The tallest stands in the center — the main peak. Two shorter peaks flank it on either side. This is exactly what a mountain range looks like on the horizon. Simple, ancient, and impossible to forget.

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Kanji using this radical
2 kanji
Exit / Go Out
で・る · しゅつ
Rock / Boulder
いわ · がん

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