Kanji

岳

Meaning

point peak and mountain

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • たけ (high) mountain
  • たけ がらす spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
  • み たけ (Okinawa) sacred site

On'yomi

  • さん がく mountain chain
  • がく ふ (man's) father-in-law
  • がく ろく foot of Mount Fuji

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

岳
point, peak, mountain
たけ, ガク
丘
hill, knoll
おか, キュウ
斤
axe, 1.32 lb, catty...
キン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
山
mountain
やま, サン, セン

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