# 山 — Mountain

Frequency rank 117 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 問 (Problem), less common than 変 (Change).

- On’yomi: さん、ざん
- Kun’yomi: やま
- Radical: 山 Mountain (Kangxi 46)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

Three peaks rise across the horizon, with the middle peak towering above the others.

In words:

- 山 やま — mountain
- 山林 さんりん — mountain forest,mountains and forest
- 山脈 さんみゃく — mountain range

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