やま

山

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter

    mountain, hill

    • 高い山の頂上は空気が薄い。
      The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter

    mine

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter

    (mountain) forest

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter

    heap, pile, stack, mountain

    • 洗濯物の山を見ながら、私はため息をついた。
      Looking at the pile of laundry, I sighed.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    protruding or high part of an object, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire)

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    climax, peak, critical point

  7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    guess, speculation, gamble

    • うまくあの先生のやまを当てたわね。
      You've sure got the teacher's number.

  8. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    (criminal) case, crime
    police and crime reporter jargon; usu. written as ヤマ
    slang
    word usually written using kana alone

  9. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    mountain climbing, mountaineering

  10. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

  11. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    deck (from which players draw cards), draw pile, stock

  12. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    wall, wall tile

  13. noun, used as a prefix

    wild
    before the name of a plant or animal