Meaning of 山 in Japanese
Definition of 山
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(n, ctr) mountain; hill
あの高い山は筑波山です。
That high mountain is Mt. Tsukuba. -
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. - heap; pile
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(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. - climax; peak; critical point
- guess; speculation
- criminal case; crime
- festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
- (n-pref) wild
- (suf) Mt (suffix used with the names of mountains); Mount
- (n) mountain; hill
Words related to 山
- (n) Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
- (n) Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
- (n) remote mountain; mountain recesses
- (n) Okayama prefecture (Chuugoku area)
- (n) summery mountain
- mountain that is often climbed in summer
- (n) volcanic ash
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(n) volcanic activity
火山活動で地面が盛り上がった。
The surface of the earth rose due to the volcanic activity.
