point, peak, mountain
岳 centers on a tall, prominent mountain peak: a high point or summit. The meaning extends naturally to any peak or pointed mountain.
岳 combines 丘 (hill) and 山 (mountain) to emphasize a high, towering peak. The structure suggests a mountain that rises above hills.
A hill 丘 on top of a mountain 山 makes a towering peak. Picture a pointed summit rising above the hills.
For ガク, imagine a climber reaching the peak and shouting 'Gak!' in triumph. The sharp sound 'Gak' cues ガク, and the peak is the goal.
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.
mountain chain; mountains
alpinist; mountaineer
Yatsugatake Museum of Art
mountaineering club; climbing club
religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship
mountain land; mountains
mountain district
Mountain Standard Time; MST
altitude sickness
King of the Mountains (cycling, esp. Tour de France)
mountaineering club
Mountain Time (US time zone)
Mountain Standard Time; MST
mountains rising one above another
mountaineering club
Erman's birch (Betula ermanii); Russian rock birch
wife's mother; mother-in-law
spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife