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嶽 = 山 + 獄
嶽 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “point (old)”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 獄 (prison). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2989.
- Keyword
- point (old)
- RTK frame
- 2989
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ガク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たけ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- peak, точка (старая)
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 嶽 mountain peak
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
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.