漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
岳: point, peak
Also: mountain
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
山 carries the meaning · 丘 is drawn in
8 strokes
Small seal · Qin Today
Small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two readings, and the words that use each
ガクgaku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 山岳さんがくmountain chain; mountains
- 岳父がくふ(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
たけtake · kun'yomi · on its own
- 岳たけ(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand tall and look at the horizon! Three peaks reach for the clouds in perfect harmony.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
丘
Also built on hill (丘)
Also read ガク
4 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side岳 point · 山
vs兵 soldier · 八In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 嶽 · yuè
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 岳. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 嶽.
- Simplified
- 岳 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 嶽 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yuè most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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