山 mountain

On'yomi: サン、ザン
Kun'yomi: やま
Strokes: 3
JLPT: N5
Taught in: Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

1
2
3

山 is written in 3 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Three peaks rising from one flat base — a tall one in the middle with a shorter summit on each side: a mountain range in three strokes.

A common word

富士山ふじさん Mt. Fuji

Example sentences

あの山はとても高いです。
あのやまはとてもたかいです。
That mountain is very tall.
夏に山へ行きたいです。
なつにやまへいきたいです。
I want to go to the mountains in summer.