山川

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

山川

  1. mountains and rivers
  2. landscape

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Etymology 1

From (san, "mountain") + (sen, "river") or

From (yama, "mountain," "peak") + (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook")

Noun

山川 (hiragana さんせん, rōmaji sansen)

山川 (hiragana やまかわ, rōmaji yamakawa)

  1. mountains and rivers
  2. A surname.

Usage notes

  • sansen is used more commonly than yamakawa. Yamakawa, on the other hand, is used mostly as a reading for the surname.

Etymology 2

From (yama, "mountain," "peak") + (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook")

Noun

山川 (hiragana やまがわ, rōmaji yamagawa)

  1. mountain rivers

Derived terms

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