山

How to remember it

The kanji 山 looks like three mountain peaks rising in a row.

Example sentences

• あの山は高いです。

  あのやまはたかいです。

  That mountain is high.

• 週末に山へ行きます。

  しゅうまつにやまへいきます。

  I'll go to the mountains this weekend.

Usage

Also means "pile" (e.g., 仕事の山); very common in surnames.

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