Word Meaning 須弥山

すみせん sumisen

須弥山 is read as すみせん (sumisen) and means Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world).

Meaning

English

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Reading

Kana

すみせん

Romaji

sumisen

Writing Variants

須弥山 しゅみせん shumisen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 124077 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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須弥壇

しゅみだん

dais for a Buddhist image

弥生山

やよいやま

mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding

須要

しゅよう

absolutely necessary

須義

すぎ

cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

須佐之男

すさのお

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

富士山

ふじさん

Mount Fuji

沢山

たくさん

enough

比叡山

ひえいざん

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

霊山

れいざん

sacred mountain

岡山

おかやま

Okayama (city, prefecture)

子沢山

こだくさん

many children

松山

まつやま

Matsuyama (city in Ehime)