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Dictionary: “山”

山

やま

mountain; hill

Example sentence

The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.

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Kun/On information

山
On
さん;せん
Kun
やま
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3

・mountain

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Related words to 山

49 related words

山岳

さんがく

→

mountain chain;mountains

山村

さんそん

→

mountain village

山地

さんち

→

mountainous region;mountainous district;hilly district

山川

さんせん

→

mountains and rivers

山道

やまみち

→

mountain road;mountain trail

山菜

さんさい

→

edible wild plants

山陽

さんよう

→

south side of a mountain;Sanyo district

山奥

やまおく

→

deep in the mountains;mountain recesses

山積

さんせき

→

piling up;accumulating;forming a (huge) pile;lying in piles

山野

さんや

→

hills and fields;countryside

山手

やまて

→

place near the mountains

山荘

さんそう

→

mountain villa;mountain retreat;mountain cottage

山形

やまがた

→

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山小屋

やまごや

→

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers);mountain cottage;mountain shanty

山崩れ

やまくずれ

→

landslide

山賊

さんぞく

→

bandit;brigand

山猫

やまねこ

→

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山間

さんかん

→

among the mountains

山脈

さんみゃく

→

mountain range;mountain belt

山系

さんけい

→

mountain range;mountain system

山林

さんりん

→

mountain forest;forest on a mountain;forest land;woodland

山陰

やまかげ

→

place in the shade of a mountain;shelter of the mountains

山火事

やまかじ

→

forest fire;wildfire;bushfire

山々

やまやま

→

(many) mountains

山寺

やまでら

→

mountain temple

山頂

さんちょう

→

summit (of a mountain)

山登り

やまのぼり

→

mountain climbing;mountaineering

山

やま

→

mine

山形

やまがた

→

mountain shape;chevron;cone

山手

やまて

→

hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

山々

やまやま

→

very much (wanting to do something one cannot);greatly;really

山陰

やまかげ

→

mountain recess

山猫

やまねこ

→

wild cat;stray cat

山林

さんりん

→

mountains and forests

山

やま

→

(mountain) forest

山々

やまやま

→

so many;a lot of

山

やま

→

heap;pile;stack;mountain

山

やま

→

protruding or high part of an object;crown (of a hat);thread (of a screw);tread (of a tire)

山

やま

→

climax;peak;critical point

山

やま

→

guess;speculation;gamble

山

やま

→

(criminal) case;crime

山

やま

→

mountain climbing;mountaineering

山

やま

→

festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

山

やま

→

deck (from which players draw cards);draw pile;stock

山

やま

→

wall;wall tile

山

やま

→

wild

山姥

やまうば

→

mountain witch;yamauba

山塊

さんかい

→

mountain mass;massif

山国

やまぐに

→

mountainous country