Japanese symbol for “mt”
山
さん
Romaji: san
Mt.; Mount
In Japanese, mt is 山, read さん (san).
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
- suf Mt.; Mount
- suf temple
Written forms: 山. Readings: さん、ざん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岳 | たけ take | (high) mountain; Mount; Mt. |
| メガトン | メガトン megaton | megaton; MT |
| 自動翻訳 | じどうほんやく jidouhon'yaku | machine translation; automatic translation; MT |
| ＭＴ | エム・ティー emu・tii | manual transmission; MT |
| メッセージ転送 | メッセージてんそう messeejitensou | Message Transfer; MT |
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 |
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.