山
やま
hepburn yama
mountain
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 富士山は高い山です。Mt. Fuji is a tall mountain.
- 日曜日に山に登ります。On Sunday I climb a mountain.
Collocations
山に登る (climb a mountain)高い山 (tall mountain)富士山 (Fuji-san, Mt. Fuji)山道 (yamamichi, mountain path)火山 (kazan, volcano)
Mnemonic
山 yama — "mountain". Core in Japanese geography vocab. The kanji visually depicts peaks. Onyomi さん (san): 富士山 Fuji-san (Mt. Fuji), 火山 kazan (volcano), 登山 tozan (mountaineering). The -san in 富士山 is "mountain", not the honorific.
Quick check
What does the -san in 富士山 (Mt. Fuji) mean?