| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岳人 【ガクジン】 alpinist, mountaineer
- 岳神 【ガクジン】 mountain god
- 富岳 【フガク】 Mount Fuji
Kun reading compounds
- 岳 【たけ】 (high) mountain, Mount, Mt., mountain peak
- 岳烏 【だけがらす】 spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
- 御嶽 【みたけ】 large, high mountain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おか、 たか、 たけん
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- montaña alta
- pico
Portuguese
- ponto
- pico
- montanha
French
- pointe
- pic
- montagne
| 1082 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1091 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1772 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1238 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 956 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1442 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1851 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 537 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3164 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1342 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8001 | Morohashi |
| 2557 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1330 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1428 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1167 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 7277.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
| 641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36813 | Morohashi |
| 2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 9080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cde | Unicode hex code |