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Kanji: 山
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KANJI

山

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KUN 訓

やま

ON 音	サン
	セン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	山 Radical name: やま
Meaning:	Mountain
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	山(やま)	mountain
N3	登山(とざん)	mountain-climbing
N2	火山(かざん)	volcano
N2	山林(さんりん)	mountain forest, mountains and forest
N1	鉱山(こうざん)	mine (ore)
N1	山岳(さんがく)	mountains
N1	山腹(さんぷく)	hillside, mountainside
N1	山脈(さんみゃく)	mountain range
N1	沢山(たくさん)	many, a lot, much

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