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    3. 山

    山

    山やま

    mountain

    N5KMT1News #2+1CoreNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab3 strokes

    やまヤマ

    Noun, Counter

    1.
    mountain, hill
    2.
    mine
    3.
    (mountain) forest
    4.
    heap, pile, stack, mountain

    Noun

    5.
    protruding or high part of an object, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire)
    6.
    climax, peak, critical point
    7.
    guess, speculation, gamble
    8.
    (criminal) case, crime
    slangword usually written using kana alone
    9.
    mountain climbing, mountaineering
    10.
    festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
    11.
    deck (from which players draw cards), draw pile, stock
    card games
    12.
    wall, wall tile
    mahjong

    Noun, Prefix

    13.
    wild

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    富ふ士じ山さんは高たかい山やまです。

    Mount Fuji is a tall mountain.

    KMT1Nature & Environment
    週しゅう末まつに山やまへ行いきました。

    I went to the mountains on the weekend.

    KMT1Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    この山やまには珍めずらしい植しょく物ぶつがたくさんあります。

    There are many rare plants on this mountain.

    KMT2Nature & Environment
    毎まい年とし夏なつには、家か族ぞくで山やま登のぼりに行いきます。

    Every summer, my family goes mountain climbing.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentFamily & RelationshipsSports & Martial Arts
    山さん頂ちょうからの眺ながめは息いきをのむほど美うつくしかった。

    The view from the mountaintop was breathtakingly beautiful.

    KMT4Nature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    山
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    mountain
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