岳
岳 — Point
point, peak, mountain
On’yomiガク (gaku)
Kun’yomiたけ (take)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 岳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山岳 | さんがく sangaku | mountain chain; mountains |
| 岳 | たけ take | (high) mountain; Mount; Mt. |
Study notes
岳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1334 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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