Japanese symbol for “hillside”
山腹
さんぷく
Romaji: sanpuku
hillside; mountainside
In Japanese, hillside is 山腹, read さんぷく (sanpuku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n hillside; mountainside
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 |
| 空腹 | くうふく kuufuku | empty stomach; hunger |
| 満腹 | まんぷく manpuku | full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hillside”.
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.