Illustration: A broad, forested mountain rises behind a small valley settlement, its lower slopes, steep upper ridges, and distinct summit all visible. In the foreground, a family has stopped beside a rural footpath to look upward.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

山やま

yama

mountain, hill

Example sentences

  1. 遠とおくに山やまが見みえた。

    We saw a mountain in the distance.

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  2. 太陽たいようが山やまに昇のぼった。

    The sun rose above the mountain.

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  3. 私わたしは山やまにいました。

    I was in the mountains.

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Kanji in 山

  • 山mountainOnサン・センKunやま

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