山梨

Chinese

		mountain; hill	pear
trad. (山梨)		山	梨
simp. #(山梨)		山	梨
anagram		梨山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shānlí

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shānlí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shanlí
    • Wade–Giles: shan¹-li²
    • Yale: shān-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanli
    • Palladius: шаньли (šanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ li³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 山梨

1. sorb
2. (Manchurian pear)

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 山梨

1. Yamanashi (a Japanese prefecture)
2. Yamanashi (a Japanese city)

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Japanese

山梨 (yamanashi): the leaves and fruit of the Asian pear.

Kanji in this term
山	梨
やま Grade: 1	なし Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 梨 (nashi, “pear”).

Noun

山(やま)梨(なし) or 山梨(ヤマナシ) • (yamanashi) 

1. Pyrus pyrifolia, especially : nashi pear, sand pear, Asian pear, apple pear

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤマナシ.

Proper noun

山(やま)梨(なし) • (Yamanashi) 

1. a place name, such as that of Yamanashi Prefecture or Yamanashi City

Alternative forms

• 月見里