天王山

てんのうざん

Also written てんおうざん

Meanings

1. Noun strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch (from the site of the crucial Battle of Yamazaki in 1582)

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 王 king. Read as ノウ.
• 山 mountain. Read as サン.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists