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・mountain
Japanese dictionary
やま
mountain; hill
Example sentence
The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.
Kanji details
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さんがく
mountain chain;mountains
さんそん
mountain village
さんち
mountainous region;mountainous district;hilly district
さんせん
mountains and rivers
やまみち
mountain road;mountain trail
さんさい
edible wild plants
さんよう
south side of a mountain;Sanyo district
やまおく
deep in the mountains;mountain recesses
さんせき
piling up;accumulating;forming a (huge) pile;lying in piles
さんや
hills and fields;countryside
やまて
place near the mountains
さんそう
mountain villa;mountain retreat;mountain cottage
やまがた
Yamagata (city, prefecture)
やまごや
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers);mountain cottage;mountain shanty
やまくずれ
landslide
さんぞく
bandit;brigand
やまねこ
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)
さんかん
among the mountains
さんみゃく
mountain range;mountain belt
さんけい
mountain range;mountain system
さんりん
mountain forest;forest on a mountain;forest land;woodland
やまかげ
place in the shade of a mountain;shelter of the mountains
やまかじ
forest fire;wildfire;bushfire
やまやま
(many) mountains
やまでら
mountain temple
さんちょう
summit (of a mountain)
やまのぼり
mountain climbing;mountaineering
やま
mine
やまがた
mountain shape;chevron;cone
やまて
hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
やまやま
very much (wanting to do something one cannot);greatly;really
やまかげ
mountain recess
やまねこ
wild cat;stray cat
さんりん
mountains and forests
やま
(mountain) forest
やまやま
so many;a lot of
やま
heap;pile;stack;mountain
やま
protruding or high part of an object;crown (of a hat);thread (of a screw);tread (of a tire)
やま
climax;peak;critical point
やま
guess;speculation;gamble
やま
(criminal) case;crime
やま
mountain climbing;mountaineering
やま
festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
やま
deck (from which players draw cards);draw pile;stock
やま
wall;wall tile
やま
wild
やまうば
mountain witch;yamauba
さんかい
mountain mass;massif
やまぐに
mountainous country