やま
Meanings
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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
Kanji used
mountain
Pitch accent
Top 700
Used in vocabulary (313 in total)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
mountain road; mountain trail
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
in the mountains; among the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
hill; knoll
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
rocky mountain
heap; pile; stack; full measure
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
mountain path
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
hills and fields; hill and dale
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
remote mountain; mountain recesses
northern hill
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
mountain
Okayama (city, prefecture)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
climax; turning point
sand hill; dune
large crowd; mass of people
stony mountain
mountain river; mountain stream
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
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
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
mountains and rivers
curved; forming the shape of an arch
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
mountain top; summit; peak
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
mountain-walking; hiking
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
mountain witch; yamauba
mountain-side
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
giant; woodsman; alpinist
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
mountain range; mountain belt
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
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
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
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.)
(metal) mine
mountain wind
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
along a mountain
sea and mountains
mountain range; mountain belt
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
(having) ups and downs
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
guesswork; speculation; hunch
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
I don't care what happens (after this)
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
island mountain
mountain range; mountain belt
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
angle bracket (e.g. <>); chevron
rumbling of a mountain
mountain field; mountain farmland
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
ridge (of a mountain)
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
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
skilled miner; coal-cutter
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
foods topped with grated yam
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
folds of a mountain
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
mountain fold (origami)
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
crowd of people
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
mountain camellia; sasanqua
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
outdoor clothing fashion style for young women; young woman who dresses in outdoor clothing; young woman who enjoys mountain climbing
screw thread; ridge
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
mountain air
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
wind blowing down from a mountain
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
speculative spirit
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
wind blowing down from a mountain
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
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
hairdresser (for sumo wrestlers and actors); wigmaker (for actors); hairdressing room (Edo-period kabuki)
heart of a mountain
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
pleat or fold peak
making a living in the mountains
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
to commit a crime
burning a mountain (by design)
snow that falls on mountains
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
curved; forming the shape of an arch
speculative spirit
speculative spirit
speculative spirit
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
burnt mountain; dormant volcano
foods topped with grated yam
screw thread; ridge
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
pusher (in a mine)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
mountain fire; bush fire
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
kanji "mountain" radical at left
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain
where there's a will, there's a way
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
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
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
skilled miner; coal-cutter
screw thread; ridge
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
wood ant (any ant of genus Formica)
mountain rabbit; mountain hare
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)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
mountain fold (origami)
partridge (of genus Perdix)
Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
souvenir from the mountains
woodland sumac (Rhus sylvestris)
side of a mountain that gets a lot of sunshine (and is therefore suitable for farming)
mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
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)
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn
mountain-valley winds; mountain and valley breeze
mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
Katayama disease (i.e. schistosomiasis japonica)
mountain where logging is prohibited
mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
hell's mountain of needles
Yamasaki Faction (of the LDP)
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn
kanji "mountain" radical at top
barren mountain
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
wall; wall tiles
wall; wall tiles
Japanese onion (edible plant, Allium thunbergii)
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
western pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea); pearly everlasting
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
Helicia cochinchinensis (species of flowering plant)
mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata)
Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)
Plectranthus inflexus (species of plant in the mint family)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
shrubby lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza bicolor)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum
enormous thing; greatly; very
mountain well
mountain well
Motoyama Station (Nagoya)
Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
Shimoyama Station (Kyoto)
Yokoyama Station (Ishikawa)
Yamanomachi Station
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Kabutoyama Station
Nishiyama Station
Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)
Examples (133 in total)
That mountain is high.
I was in the mountains.
The village is surrounded by mountains.