やま
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Noun
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
3. heap; pile
Noun
4. crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; high part
5. climax; peak; critical point
6. guess; speculation; gamble
7. criminal case; crime
police, crime reporter jargon
8. mountain climbing; mountaineering
9. festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
10. deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack
11. wall; wall tile
12. temple; temple grounds
13. wild
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (267 in total)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
mountain
northern hill
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
hill; knoll
lush mountain; green mountain
mountain road; mountain trail
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
remote mountain; mountain recesses
(metal) mine
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
mountain witch; yamauba
mountain range; mountain belt
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
landslide
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
sand hill; dune
wind blowing down from a mountain
mountain camellia; sasanqua
rocky mountain
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mountain wind
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
stony mountain
island mountain
skilled miner; coal-cutter
heart of a mountain
hairdresser (for sumo wrestlers and actors); wigmaker (for actors); hairdressing room (Edo-period kabuki)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
hills and fields; hill and dale
curved; forming the shape of an arch
sly old dog; old fox
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
sea and mountains
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
foods topped with grated yam
screw thread; ridge
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
mountain path
mountain climbing; mountaineering
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
large crowd; mass of people
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
guesswork; speculation; hunch
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
partridge (of genus Perdix)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
pusher (in a mine)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
mountain rabbit; mountain hare
side of a mountain that gets a lot of sunshine (and is therefore suitable for farming)
in the mountains; among the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
mountain
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
climax; turning point
mountain river; mountain stream
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
pincushion
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
mountains and rivers
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain
mountain top; summit; peak
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
mountain-walking; hiking
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
mountain-side
giant; woodsman; alpinist
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
steep mountain; craggy mountain
mountain ridge; near a mountain
mountain storm; yamaarashi; judo throwing technique
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
mountain goddess
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
landslide
along a mountain
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
(having) ups and downs
I don't care what happens (after this)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
angle bracket (e.g. <>); chevron
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
rumbling of a mountain
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
mountain field; mountain farmland
ridge (of a mountain)
haystack; hay bale
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
wind blowing down, coming over a mountain; immediately after one's draw; winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
derby; bowler (hat)
screw thread; ridge
speculative spirit
speculative spirit
speculative spirit
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
folds of a mountain
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
mountain fold (origami)
crowd of people
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
outdoor clothing fashion style for young women; young woman who dresses in outdoor clothing; young woman who enjoys mountain climbing
mountain air
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
speculative spirit
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
making a living in the mountains
pleat or fold peak
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
burning a mountain (by design)
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
snow that falls on mountains
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
to commit a crime
burnt mountain; dormant volcano
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
mountain fire; bush fire
kanji "mountain" radical at left
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
wood ant (any ant of genus Formica)
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
souvenir from the mountains
woodland sumac (Rhus sylvestris)
mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
where there's a will, there's a way
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; (lit.) laughing mountain
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
barren mountain
mountain where logging is prohibited
name of a town section
Japanese onion (edible plant, Allium thunbergii)
Yamasaki Faction (of the LDP)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
kanji "mountain" radical at top
Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
shrubby lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza bicolor)
Helicia cochinchinensis (species of flowering plant)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Katayama disease (i.e. schistosomiasis japonica)
mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
Plectranthus inflexus (species of plant in the mint family)
Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
hell's mountain of needles
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
Dybowski's frog (Rana dybowskii)
mountain-valley winds; mountain and valley breeze
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata)
Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)
wall; wall tiles
wall; wall tiles
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
western pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea); pearly everlasting
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
mountain well
mountain well
enormous thing; greatly; very
Motoyama Station (Nagoya)
Maruyama Station
Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
Moriyama Station
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Tokuyama Dam
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Yamasaki Station
Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)
Shimoyama Station (Kyoto)
Murayama Station
Ōkurayama Station
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Hanayama Dam
Kabutoyama Station
Nishiyama Station
Tsubosakayama Station
Urushiyama Station
Yamanomachi Station
Yamanouchi Station
Yokoyama Station (Ishikawa)
Aobayama Station
Examples (133 in total)
That mountain is high.
I was in the mountains.
The village is surrounded by mountains.