山

👁Shape

Three peaks side by side — a mountain range.

🧩Components

This character is itself a fundamental radical — a building block you'll see inside many other kanji.

📖Anchor word

山 (やま) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 山 (やま) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: やま — often used in native Japanese words (like 山). On'yomi: サン、セン — common in compound words (熟語).