| 3214 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3534 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2482 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24401 | Morohashi |
| 2850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2632 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盤石 【バンジャク】 huge rock, firmness, solidity
- 磐越西線 【バンエツサイセン】 Ban'etsu West Line
- 落盤 【ラクバン】 cave-in
Kun reading compounds
- 岩 【いわ】 rock, boulder, crag
- 磐城 【いわき】 Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いわお、 わ
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- roca
- peñasco
Portuguese
French
| 5a10.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-5 | SKIP code |
| 2760.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 78d0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梯子 【ハシゴ】 ladder, stairs, going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
- 梯形 【テイケイ】 trapezoid, trapezium
- 階梯 【カイテイ】 stairs, rank, grade, gradations, step, guide, guidebook, slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
- 索梯 【サクテイ】 rope ladder, jack ladder
Kun reading compounds
- 梯子 【はしご】 ladder, stairs, going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
- はしご酒 【はしござけ】 barhopping, pub crawl
Readings
- Japanese names:
- だい
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- escala
- escalera
- peldaño
- guía
Portuguese
French
| 2283 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1617 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14881 | Morohashi |
| 2706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2545 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 4892.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68af | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |