山川

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	川

Etymology 1

From 山 (san, "mountain") + 川 (sen, "river") or

From 山 (yama, "mountain," "peak") + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook")

Noun

山川 (hiragana さんせん, romaji sansen)

山川 (hiragana やまかわ, romaji yamakawa)

1. mountains and rivers

Usage notes

• sansen is used more commonly than yamakawa

Etymology 2

From 山 (yama, "mountain," "peak") + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook")

Noun

山川 (hiragana やまがわ, romaji yamagawa)

1. mountain rivers

Derived terms

• 山川草木 (さんせんそうもく, sansensōmoku) natural scenery
• 山川万里 (さんせんばんり, sansenbanri) across mountains and rivers
• 深山川蜻蛉 (みやまがわとんぼ, miyamagawatonbo) damselfly