Japanese symbol for “mountaineering”
登山
とざん
Romaji: tozan
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
In Japanese, mountaineering is 登山, read とざん (tozan).
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, vi, vs mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mountaineering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山登り | やまのぼり yamanobori | mountain climbing; mountaineering |
| 山 | やま yama | mountain climbing; mountaineering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
| 登校 | とうこう toukou | attendance (at school); going to school |
| 登記 | とうき touki | registry; registration |
| 登用 | とうよう touyou | appointment; assignment; promotion |
| 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) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mountaineering”.
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.