# 岳 — peak

岳 means “peak”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ガク (gaku). Kun'yomi: たけ (take). You'll see it in words such as 岳 (take, “mountain; Mount”).

- Meaning: peak
- On'yomi: ガク (gaku)
- Kun'yomi: たけ (take)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 岳

Parts: 丘 knoll · 山 mountain

## Words with 岳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 岳 | たけ (take) | mountain; Mount |

## Don't confuse it with

[丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [兵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/soldier/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[邦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-country/) · [塚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burial-mound/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/) · [郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [里](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/) · [堀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/. Last updated 2026-11-01.