岳

point, peak, mountain

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ガク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

たけ

Nanori (名乗り)

おかたかたけん

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1334

Vocabulary

ガク

Word	Reading	Meaning
山岳	サンガク	mountain chain; mountains
岳父	ガクフ	(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
山岳地帯	サンガクチタイ	mountain district
山岳部	サンガクブ	mountaineering club; mountain area
山岳病	サンガクビョウ	altitude sickness

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
岳	たけ	(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
岳	だけ	(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
岳樺	だけかんば	Erman's birch (Betula ermanii); Russian rock birch
岳樺	ダケカンバ	Erman's birch (Betula ermanii); Russian rock birch
御岳教	おんたけきょう	Ontake-kyo (sect of Shinto); Mitake-kyo

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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