山川

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Chinese

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mountain; hill
river; creek; plain
river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(山川)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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山川

  1. (literally) mountains and rivers
  2. (figuratively) scenery; landscape; view

Synonyms

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  • (scenery):
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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
かわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (やま) (yama, mountain) + (かわ) (kawa, river; stream).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠]

Noun

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(やま)(かわ) (yamakawa

  1. mountains and rivers

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
かわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠]

Proper noun

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(やま)(かわ) (Yamakawa

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
せん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of (さん) (san, mountain) + (せん) (sen, river; stream).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さん)(せん) (sansen

  1. mountains and rivers
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (やま) (yama, mountain) + (かわ) (kawa, river; stream). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠ɡa̠β̞a̠]

Noun

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(やま)(がわ) (yamagawa

  1. mountain rivers
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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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山川 (sancheon) (hangeul 산천)

  1. hanja form? of 산천 (natural landscape; mountains and rivers)