金山

Chinese

metal; gold; money mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(金山)

Pronunciation


Noun

金山

  1. gold mine

Derived terms

  • 新金山 (Xīnjīnshān, “Melbourne”)
  • 玉海金山
  • 紫金山

Proper noun

金山

  1. Numerous places, including:
    1. (, formerly ) Jinshan District, Shanghai (formerly a county)
    2. (, formerly ) Jinshan (a district of New Taipei, Taiwan, formerly a township of Taipei County)
    3. () (historical) Jinshan Commandery (in modern-day Sichuan)
    4. () Kaneyama (a city in Yamagata, Japan)
    5. (obsolete) Alternative name for 舊金山旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, USA”).
      美國金山正埠 / 美国金山正埠   Měiguó Jīnshān zhèngbù   San Francisco, USA

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

金山 (hiragana きんざん, rōmaji kinzan)

  1. gold mine (mine for gold)

Proper noun

金山 (hiragana きんざん, rōmaji Kinzan)

  1. a place name, such as that of Jinshan District, New Taipei

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かな
Grade: 1
やま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

金山 (hiragana かなやま, rōmaji kanayama)

  1. a mine for metals

Proper noun

金山 (hiragana かなやま, rōmaji Kanayama)

  1. a place name
  2. A surname.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
かね
Grade: 1
やま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

金山 (hiragana かねやま, rōmaji Kaneyama)

  1. a place name, such as that of Kaneyama Town in Yamagata Prefecture
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