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嶽 = 山 + 獄

嶽 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mountain peak”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 獄 (prison).

Keyword
mountain peak
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yuè
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
mountain peak, summit, вершина, горный пик, summit
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
嶽 point (old)

Decomposition

ids

  1. 山 mountain
  2. 獄 prison

How to find 嶽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “prison”. 嶽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嶽 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.