Japanese Jouyou-kanji “山” means “Temple”, “Climax” or “Most interesting part” etc.
Words |
Meanings |
山茶花(さざんか-sa za n ka) |
Camellia sazanqua, Sasanqua |
山陰(さんいん-sa n i n) |
① Sanin region, ② Place in the shade of a mountain |
山雨(さんう-sa n u) |
Mountain shower |
山家(さんか or やまが-sa n ka (or) ya ma ga) |
Mountain villa, House in the mountains, Mountain retreat |
山河(さんがさんか-sa n ga) |
Mountains and rivers, Natural surroundings |
山海(さんかい-sa n ka i) |
Mountains and seas |
山海の珍味(さんかいのちんみ-sa n ka i no chi n mi) |
All sorts of delicacies, Various unusual foods, Sumptuous feast |
山塊(さんかい-sa n ka i) |
Mass of mountains, Massif |
山懐(さんかい or やまぶところ-sa n ka i (or) ya ma bu to ko ro) |
Heart of a mountain |
山郭(さんかく-sa n ka ku) |
Village surrounded by mountains, Castle in the mountains |
山岳(さんがく-sa n ga ku) |
Mountains, Mountain chain |
山岳病(さんがくびょう-sa n ga ku byo u) |
Mountain sickness, Hypobaropathy, Altitude anoxia |
山間(さんかん-sa n ka n) |
Among the mountains |
山気(さんき-sa n ki) |
Cold air in the mountains |
山気(やまぎ or やまけ or やまき-ya ma gi (or) ya ma ke (or) ya ma ki) |
Speculative spirit, Speculative disposition |
山脚(さんきゃく-sa n kya ku) |
Spur, Mountain ridge |
山居(さんきょ-sa n kyo) |
Living in the mountains, Mountain dwelling |
山峡(さんきょう-sa n kyo u) |
Ravine, Gorge, Valley |
山金(さんきん-sa n ki n) |
Vein gold |
山窟(さんくつ-sa n ku tsu) |
Mountain cave |
山系(さんけい-sa n ke i) |
Mountain system, Mountain range, Cordillera |
山径(さんけい-sa n ke i) |
Mountain trail, Mountain path |
山月(さんげつ-sa n ge tsu) |
Moon over a mountain |
山行(さんこう-sa n ko u) |
Mountain hiking, Walking in the mountains |
山号(さんごう-sa n go u) |
Honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple’s name |
山谷(さんこく-sa n ko ku) |
Mountains and valleys, Mountainous valley |
山骨(さんこつ-sa n ko tsu) |
The exposed rock which is seen in the area of mountain collapsed |
山妻(さんさい-sa n sa i) |
(Humble expression) My wife |
山斎(さんさい-sa n sa i) |
A room or lodge for resting that is in the mountains |
山砦(さんさい-sa n sa i) |
① Mountain fort, Garrison, ② Den of mountain bandits |
山菜(さんさい-sa n sa i) |
Edible wild plants, Wild vegetable |
山紫水明(さんしすいめい-sa n shi su i me i) |
Scenic beauty, Beautiful scenery |
山椒(さんしょう-sa n sho u) |
Zanthoxylum fruit, Japanese pepper tree, Prickly ash, Japanese pepper, Sansho, Sichuan pepper |
山椒魚(さんしょううお-sa n sho u u o) |
Salamander, Hynobius |
山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い(さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい-sa n sho u wa ko tsu bu de mo pi ri ri to ka ra i) |
Small head but great wit, Little head great wit, Size isn’t everything, Something might be small but still pack a punch, Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle |
山色(さんしょく-sa n sho ku) |
Color of mountains, Mountain view |
山人(さんじん-sa n ji n) |
Mountain folk, Hermit |
山神(さんじん-sa n ji n) |
Mountain god |
山水(さんすい-sa n su i) |
① Mountain and water, Landscape (containing hills and rivers), ② Landscape picture, ③ Mountain stream, Water that flows down from a mountain, ④ Garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond |
山積(さんせき-sa n se ki) |
Heap, Piling up, Accumulating, Forming a (huge) pile, Lying in piles |
山川(さんせん or やまかわ-sa n se n (or) ya ma ka wa) |
Mountains and rivers, Mountain river, Mountain stream |
山川草木(さんせんそうもく-sa n se n so u mo ku) |
Nature, Natural scenery |
山荘(さんそう-sa n so u) |
Mountain villa, Mountain retreat, Mountain cottage |
山相(さんそう-sa n so u) |
Mountain shape, geology and/or weather |
山僧(さんそう-sa n so u) |
Monk, Monastic |
山賊(さんぞく-sa n zo ku) |
Bandit, Brigand |
山村(さんそん-sa n so n) |
Mountain village |
山体(さんたい-sa n ta i) |
Mountain shape, Shape of each mountain |
山沢(さんたく-sa n ta ku) |
① Mountains and valleys, Mountain valley, ② Many, A lot of |
山地(さんち-sa n chi) |
Mountainous region, Mountainous district, Hilly district |
山中暦日無し(さんちゅうれきじつなし-sa n chu u re ki ji tsu na shi) |
Living a leisurely life in the mountains far from civilization, Living a relaxed life deep in the mountains makes a man forget how time passes |
山頂(さんちょう-sa n cho u) |
Mountaintop, Summit of a mountain |
山亭(さんてい-sa n te i) |
Mountain lodge, Mountain cottage, Mountain retreat |
山巓(さんてん-sa n te n) |
Summit of a mountain, Mountain peak |
山頭(さんとう-sa n to u) |
Top of a mountain, Summit of a mountain |
山堂(さんどう-sa n do u) |
House in a mountain, Building located in a mountain |
山道(さんどう-sa n do u) |
Mountain path, Mountain trail |
山内(さんない or さんだい-sa n na i (or) sa n da i) |
① In the mountains, ② Within the grounds of a temple |
山背(さんぱい or やませ-sa n pa i (or) ya ma se) |
① Cold wind descending from the mountains, ② Backside of a mountain |
山風(さんぷう or やまかぜ-sa n pu u (or) ya ma ka ze) |
Mountain breeze, Mountain wind |
山腹(さんぷく-sa n pu ku) |
Hillside, Mountainside, Declive |
山房(さんぼう-sa n bo u) |
① Mountain cottage, Mountain hut, ② Temple, ③ Personal library, Study |
山砲(さんぽう-sa n po u) |
Mountain gun, Mountain artillery, Mountain-howitzer |
山脈(さんみゃく-sa n mya ku) |
Mountain range, Mountain belt, Mountain chain |
山門(さんもん-sa n mo n) |
Main gate of a Buddhist temple |
山野(さんや-sa n ya) |
Fields and mountains, Hills and valleys, Countryside |
山陽(さんよう-sa n yo u) |
South side of a mountain, Sanyo district |
山陽道(さんようどう-sa n yo u do u) |
① Sanyodo (old era), ② Sanyodo highway (from hyogo to yamaguchi) |
山腰(さんよう-sa n yo u) |
Between area of the mountainside and the foot of the mountain |
山立(さんりつ-sa n ri tsu) |
Mountain-like condition, Standing state like a mountain |
山立(やまだち-ya ma da chi) |
① Bandit, Brigand, ② Hunter, Huntsman |
山陵(さんりょう-sa n ryo u) |
① Mountains and hills, ② Imperial tomb |
山林(さんりん-sa n ri n) |
Mountains and forests, Forest, Woodland |
山霊(さんれい-sa n re i) |
Guardian spirit of a mountain, Mountain god |
山麓(さんろく-sa n ro ku) |
Foot of mountain, Base of a mountain |
山車(だし-da shi) |
Festival float, Parade float |
山羊(やぎ-ya gi) |
Goat |
山荒し(やまあらし-ya ma a ra shi) |
Porcupine, Hedgehog |
山嵐(やまあらし-ya ma a ra shi) |
① Mountain storm, ② Yamaarashi (Judo throwing technique) |
山犬(やまいぬ-ya ma i nu) |
Japanese wolf, Wild dog |
山姥(やまうば or やまんば-ya ma u ba (or) ya ma n ba) |
Mountain witch, Yamauba, Yamanba |
山男(やまおとこ-ya ma o to ko) |
① Giant (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength), ② Alpinist, Mountaineer, ③ Hillman, Woodsman |
山颪 or 山おろし(やまおろし-ya ma o ro shi) |
Wind blowing down from a mountain |
山掛け(やまかけ-ya ma ka ke) |
A dish of sliced raw tuna dressed with grated yam, Foods topped with grated yam |
山影(やまかげ-ya ma ka ge) |
① Place in the shade of a mountain, Shelter of the mountains, ② Mountain recess |
山火事(やまかじ-ya ma ka ji) |
Forest fire, Wood fire, Wildfire, Bushfire |
山形(やまがた-ya ma ga ta) |
① Yamagata (city, prefecture), ② Mountain shape, Chevron form, Cone shape |
山刀(やまがたな-ya ma ga ta na) |
Woodman’s hatchet |
山賤(やまがつ-ya ma ga tsu) |
① Low status person who makes a living working in the mountains, ② A house for hunters and lumberjacks |
山雀(やまがら-ya ma ga ra) |
Varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius) |
山勘(やまかん-ya ma ka n) |
① Guess, Guesswork, Hunch, ② Chicanery, Guile, Wile, Chicane, Trickery, Shenanigan, Hoax, Put-on, Fraud, Fraudulence, Dupery, Humbug |
山際(やまぎわ-ya ma gi wa) |
Hillside, Mountain ridge, Near a mountain |
山鯨(やまくじら-ya ma ku ji ra) |
(From when eating animal meat was considered taboo (pre-Meiji)) Wild boar meat |
山国(やまぐに-ya ma gu ni) |
Mountainous country |
山小屋(やまごや-ya ma go ya) |
Mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers), Mountain cottage, Mountain shanty |
山桜(やまざくら-ya ma za ku ra) |
Yama-zakura, Wild cherry (tree or blossoms) |
山幸(やまさち-ya ma sa chi) |
Food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms etc), Fruits of the land |
山里(やまざと-ya ma za to) |
Mountain hamlet, Mountain village, Village in a mountain valley |
山猿(やまざる-ya ma za ru) |
① Wild monkey, Mountain monkey, ② Countryman, Mountain dweller, Bumpkin, Boor |
山師(やまし-ya ma shi) |
① Speculator, ② Imposter, ③ Prospector |
山路(やまじ-ya ma ji) |
Mountain path |
山裾(やますそ-ya ma su so) |
Skirts of mountain, Foot of a mountain, Base of a mountain, Foothills |
山田(やまだ-ya ma da) |
Rice fields in the mountain area |
山高きが故に貴からず(やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず-ya ma ta ka ki ga yu e ni ta tto ka ra zu) |
Don’t judge a book by its cover, A mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high |
山高く水長し(やまたかくみずながし-ya ma ta ka ku mi zu na ga shi) |
The virtues of wiseman would be passed down for a long time |
山出し(やまだし-ya ma da shi) |
① Bumpkin, Person from the country, Unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside, ② Transporting timber, firewood and/or charcoal etc from the mountains |
山津波(やまつなみ-ya ma tsu na mi) |
Landslide, Avalanche of earth and rocks |
山手(やまて-ya ma te) |
① Place near the mountains, ② Hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe), ③ Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo) |
山寺(やまでら-ya ma de ra) |
Temple in a mountain, Temple on a hillside |
山並み(やまなみ-ya ma na mi) |
Mountain range, Mountain belt, Chain of mountains |
山鳴り(やまなり-ya ma na ri) |
Rumbling of a mountain |
山猫(やまねこ-ya ma ne ko) |
Wildcat, Catamount, Lynx |
山の手(やまのて-ya ma no te) |
① Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo), ② Hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential), ③ Place near the mountains |
山膚 or 山肌(やまはだ-ya ma ha da) |
Mountain’s surface, Bare surface of a mountain |
山番(やまばん-ya ma ba n) |
Mountain keeper, (Forest) ranger, Mountain guardian |
山彦(やまびこ-ya ma bi ko) |
① Echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains), ② Mountain god, Mountain guardian deity |
山襞(やまひだ-ya ma hi da) |
Folds of a mountain |
山開き(やまびらき-ya ma bi ra ki) |
Beginning of mountaineering season, Start of the mountain-climbing season |
山吹(やまぶき-ya ma bu ki) |
① Kerria (Kerria japonica), Japanese yellow rose, Japan globeflower, ② Amber, Bright golden yellow, ③ Gold coin (formerly used in Japan) |
山吹色(やまぶきいろ-ya ma bu ki i ro) |
Amber, Bright golden yellow |
山伏(やまぶし-ya ma bu shi) |
Yamabushi, Practitioner of Shugendō, Itinerant Buddhist monk |
山法師(やまほうし-ya ma ho u shi) |
Japanese dogwood, Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), Japanese flowering dogwood |
山鉾(やまぼこ-ya ma bo ko) |
Festival float mounted with a decorative halberd |
山繭(やままゆ-ya ma ma yu) |
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai), Wild silkworm |
山元(やまもと-ya ma mo to) |
① Foot of a mountain, Base of a mountain, ② Owner of a mountain, Operator of a mine, ③ Mine, Colliery |
山々(やまやま-ya ma ya ma) |
① Many mountains, ② So many, A lot of |
山百合(やまゆり-ya ma yu ri) |
Golden‐rayed lily |
山分け(やまわけ-ya ma wa ke) |
Equal division (of profits, prize money etc), Equal split |
遠山(えんざん-e n za n) |
Distant mountain |
火山(かざん-ka za n) |
Volcano |
寒山(かんざん-ka n za n) |
① Mountain in winter, Mountain which looks lonely with the leaves of the trees and grass withered, ② Name of a Chinese person |
金山(きんざん-ki n za n) |
Gold mine |
銀山(ぎんざん-gi n za n) |
Silver mine |
高山(こうざん-ko u za n) |
High mountain, Alpine mountain |
鉱山(こうざん-ko u za n) |
Mine |
故山(こざん-ko za n) |
One’s native place |
深山(しんざん or みやま-shi n za n (oe) mi ya ma) |
A place deep in the mountains, Mountain recess |
青山(せいざん-se i za n) |
① Lush mountain, Green mountain, ② Grave, Burial place |
雪山(せつざん-se tsu za n) |
① Snow‐covered mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, ② Himalayas |
雪山(ゆきやま-yu ki ya ma) |
① Snow‐covered mountain, Permanently snow-covered mountain, ② Pile of snow |
全山(ぜんざん-ze n za n) |
Whole mountain |
炭山(たんざん-ta n za n) |
Colliery |
築山(つきやま-tsu ki ya ma) |
Artificial a miniature hill (mountain) in a landscape garden |
銅山(どうざん-do u za n) |
Copper mine |
登山(とざん-to za n) |
Mountaineering, Mountain climbing |
霊山(れいざん-re i za n) |
Ryozen, Holy mountain, Sacred mountain |
連山(れんざん-re n za n) |
Mountain range, Range of mountains, Chain of mountains |
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