Kanji
Readingざん
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lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
high mountain; alpine mountain
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
distant mountain
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
great mountain; large mountain
mountain climbing
descending (mountain)
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
head temple; this temple
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
sacred mountain
mountain trail; path up a mountain
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
copper mine
holy mountain; sacred hill
mountain climber; mountaineer
five most important temples of a region
mountain climber; mountaineer
silver mine
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
rivers and mountains; landscape
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
the whole mountain
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
this mountain; this temple
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
famous mountain
volcanic island
volcanic projectiles
head temple of a Buddhist sect
the whole mountain; all the mountains
green mountains
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
line between victory and defeat
(mountain-)climbing boots
extinct volcano
one's native place
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
outer rim of a crater
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
erupting volcano
foothills; first range of mountains
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
another mountain; another temple
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
isolated mountain; departure from a temple
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
volcanic range; volcanic chain
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
climbing expedition; mountaineering party
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
crater lake; volcanic lake
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
area covered in volcanic ash
pangolin; scaly anteater
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
volcanic thunderstorm
great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
mountain climbing fee
parasite volcano
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
hiking registration (name, itinerary, emergency contact, etc.)
stratovolcano; composite volcano
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
volcaniclastic material; pyroclastic material
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
abandoned mine
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
complex volcano; compound volcano
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
orogenic belt; orogenic zone
hiking registration (name, itinerary, emergency contact, etc.)
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity
volcanology; vulcanology
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
mining studies; mining engineering; mining science
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
volcanic sand
Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)
Chisan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism); Chizan sect
taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; (lit.) Mt. Tai crushes an egg
pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)