SAN SEN yama (mountain)

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Character Etymology:

A pictograph of a mountain range with a prominent central peak.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: SAN SEN
kun-yomi: yama

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: sa yano yan

English Definitions:

1. SAN: mount, mountain.
2. yama: mountain, hill, height, knoll; heap, pile; crown (of a hat); seam (of an obi); speculation, adventure; climax, acme, crisis; forest; mine.

Unicode Encoded Version:

山

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

山川 (yamagawa): mountain stream.
山男 (yama otoko): wild man; woodsman; hillbilly; mountaineer; also a damn fine sake.
山水画 (sansuiga): landscape painting; a landscape.

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