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岳

岳 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たけ。ごつごつして険しい山。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

不詳。「羊」に類似する形を持つ由来不明の文字と「山」から構成される。甲骨文字の形を見ればわかるように「丘」とは関係がない。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

point, peak, mountain

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ガクJHS
Kun (native)
  • たけJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • おか
  • たか
  • たけん
Other languages
  • 拼音yue4
  • 한글ag
  • Hán-ViệtNhạc

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Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
山(やま)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5CB3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱丘山

Words using this kanji

  • 岳たけ山。特に、高く険しいもの。 名詞の後ろに付いて山名を作る。(high) mountain, Mount, Mt., mountain peak
  • 岳父がくふ妻の父。岳翁。しゅうと。(man's) father-in-law, father of one's wife
  • 岳麓がくろくfoot of Mount Fuji
  • 岳人がくじんalpinist, mountaineer
  • 岳樺だけかんばErman's birch (Betula ermanii), Russian rock birch
  • 岳烏だけがらすspotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
  • 岳神がくじんmountain god
  • 岳母がくぼ妻の母、しゅうとめ。wife's mother, mother-in-law
  • 岳友会がくゆうかいmountaineering club

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Lookup codes

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2-5-3
Four Corner
7277.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3o5.12
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1428
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208