Japanese symbol for “andes”
アンデス山脈
アンデスさんみゃく
Romaji: andesusanmyaku
Andes; Andes Mountains
In Japanese, andes is アンデス山脈, read アンデスさんみゃく (andesusanmyaku).
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Meanings
- n Andes; Andes Mountains
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 動脈 | どうみゃく doumyaku | artery |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく sanmyaku | mountain range; mountain belt |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.