山

やま

Meanings

Noun, Counter mountain; hill
mine
(mountain) forest
heap; pile; stack; mountain
Noun protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)
climax; peak; critical point
guess; speculation; gamble
(criminal) case; crime (police and crime reporter jargon; usu. written as ヤマ)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) See also: 山鉾 (やまぼこ).
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock See also: 山札 (やまふだ).
wall; wall tile
Noun prefix wild (before the name of a plant or animal)

私は山にいました。
I was in the mountains.
空を背景にして山は本当に美しく見えた。
Seen against the sky, the mountain looked really beautiful.
空と山の対比が鮮烈だ。
The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.
紀元前776年、最初のオリンピック競技大会は、ギリシャ人の主神ゼウスを称えるため、オリンポス山の麓で開催された。
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.
机の上にファンレターが山と積まれていた。
Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk.

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