point, peak, mountain
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たけ
About this kanji
The kanji 「岳」 primarily means "peak" or "mountain." It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. You might see it in compounds like 山岳 (さんがく), meaning "mountain chain," which describes a series of mountains. Another example is 岳父 (がくふ), which translates to "father-in-law," specifically a man's father-in-law.岳麓 (がくろく) refers to the "foot of a mountain," often describing the area at the base where the land meets the mountain. A usage note is that this kanji conveys a sense of grandeur and majesty when referring to mountains, suggesting a connection to nature's impressive features.
Example sentences
彼は高い岳に登った。
He climbed the high mountain.
Meanings across languages
- English
- point, peak, mountain
- Tiếng Việt
- đỉnh núi
- 日本語
- 峰
- 한국어
- 봉우리가
- 中文
- 山峰
- id
- titik, puncak
- th
- จุด, ยอดเขา
- es
- punto, pico
- fr
- point, sommet
- de
- Punkt, Gipfel
- pt
- ponto, pico
Common compounds
- 山岳さんがくmountain chain, mountains
- 岳父がくふ(man's) father-in-law, father of one's wife
- 岳麓がくろくfoot of Mount Fuji
- 岳人がくじんalpinist, mountaineer
- 岳樺だけかんばErman's birch (Betula ermanii), Russian rock birch
- 岳烏だけがらすspotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
- 岳神がくじんmountain god
- 岳母がくぼwife's mother, mother-in-law
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