Meaning of yama in Japanese

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Definition of yama

やま(yama) 【 山 】

山 Kanji Details

  1. (n, ctr) mountain; hill

    あの高い山は筑波山です。
    That high mountain is Mt. Tsukuba.

  2. mine (e.g. coal mine)

    それはお金の山をかき集めるために用いられた。
    It was used for raking together heaps of money.

  3. heap; pile
  4. (n) crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)

    うまくあの先生のやまを当てたわね。
    You've sure got the teacher's number.

  5. climax; peak; critical point
  6. guess; speculation
  7. criminal case; crime
  8. festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) →Related words: 山鉾
  9. (n-pref) wild
えんま(enma) 【 閻魔 】

閻魔 Kanji Details

  1. (n) (Buddh) Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
えんまだいおう(enmadaiou) 【 閻魔大王 】

閻魔大王 Kanji Details

  1. (n) Yama; judge of the afterlife
えんまてん(enmaten) 【 閻魔天 ·焔摩天 】

閻魔天焔摩 Kanji Details

  1. (n) (Buddh) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism) →Related words: 閻魔

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