山男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	男
やま Grade: 1	おとこ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やまお​とこ [yàmáóꜜtòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠o̞to̞ko̞]

Noun

山(やま)男(おとこ) • (yamaotoko) ^{←やまうぉとこ (yamawotoko)?}

1. mountain man; hillman
2. male mountaineer
3. yamaotoko, a legendary large man-like yōkai said to reside in the mountains

Synonyms

• (yōkai): 山人(やまびと) (yamabito), 大人(おおひと) (ōhito)