# 麓 — foot of a mountain

麓 means “foot of a mountain”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ロク (roku). Kun'yomi: ふもと (fumoto). You'll see it in words such as 麓 (fumoto, “foot; bottom”).

- Meaning: foot of a mountain
- On'yomi: ロク (roku)
- Kun'yomi: ふもと (fumoto)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 4

## How to remember 麓

Parts: 林 grove · 鹿 deer

## Words with 麓

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 麓 | ふもと (fumoto) | foot; bottom |

## Don't confuse it with

[麗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lovely/)

## More in the “Land & places 4” set

[峠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mountain-pass/) · [岬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/headland/) · [坑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mine-shaft/) · [畔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/edge-of-a-rice-field/) · [麓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foot-of-a-mountain/) · [沃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertile/) · [崖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cliff/) · [窟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cavern/) · [踪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whereabouts/)

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