"山川" meaning in Japanese

See 山川 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠] Forms: 山川 [canonical] (ruby: (やま), (かわ)), Yamakawa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|やまかわ}} 山(やま)川(かわ) • (Yamakawa)
  1. a surname Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-山川-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 24 21 27 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese dvandva compounds, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13 Disambiguation of Japanese dvandva compounds: 31 22 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 18 18 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Japanese surnames: 93 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 47 20 16 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 36 20 21 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 38 20 20 23 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 36 20 21 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠] Forms: 山川 [canonical] (ruby: (やま), (かわ)), yamakawa [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”). Etymology templates: {{com-ja|山|やま|川|かわ|t1=mountain|t2=river; stream}} 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|やまかわ}} 山(やま)川(かわ) • (yamakawa)
  1. mountains and rivers Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-山川-ja-noun-TFqrrv0N Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 24 21 27 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 山川 [canonical] (ruby: (さん), (せん)), sansen [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 山(さん) (san, “mountain”) + 川(せん) (sen, “river; stream”). Etymology templates: {{com-ja|山|さん|川|せん|t1=mountain|t2=river; stream}} 山(さん) (san, “mountain”) + 川(せん) (sen, “river; stream”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さんせん}} 山(さん)川(せん) • (sansen)
  1. mountains and rivers Categories (place): Landforms Derived forms: 山川草木 (sansensōmoku) (ruby: 山川草木(さんせんそうもく)) (english: natural scenery), 山川万里 (sansenbanri) (ruby: 山川万里(さんせんばんり)) (english: across mountains and rivers)
    Sense id: en-山川-ja-noun-TFqrrv0N1 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 24 21 27 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ja̠ma̠ɡa̠β̞a̠] Forms: 山川 [canonical] (ruby: (やま), (がわ)), yamagawa [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com-ja|山|やま|川|かわ|t1=mountain|t2=river; stream}} 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”), {{sortkey|ja|山川}} やまかわ, {{rendaku2|kawa|gawa}} The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|やまがわ}} 山(やま)川(がわ) • (yamagawa)
  1. mountain rivers Categories (place): Landforms Derived forms: 深山川蜻蛉: damselfly (miyamagawatonbo) (ruby: 深山川蜻蛉(みやまがわとんぼ))
    Sense id: en-山川-ja-noun-rMmouKaL Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 24 21 27 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 26 21 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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      "english": "across mountains and rivers",
      "roman": "sansenbanri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "山川万里",
          "さんせんばんり"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "山川万里"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "山",
        "2": "さん",
        "3": "川",
        "4": "せん",
        "t1": "mountain",
        "t2": "river; stream"
      },
      "expansion": "山(さん) (san, “mountain”) + 川(せん) (sen, “river; stream”)",
      "name": "com-ja"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 山(さん) (san, “mountain”) + 川(せん) (sen, “river; stream”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "山川",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "山",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "川",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sansen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "さんせん"
      },
      "expansion": "山(さん)川(せん) • (sansen)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mountains and rivers"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "山川"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese surnames",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with rendaku",
    "Japanese words with multiple readings",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "miyamagawatonbo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "深山川蜻蛉",
          "みやまがわとんぼ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "深山川蜻蛉: damselfly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "山",
        "2": "やま",
        "3": "川",
        "4": "かわ",
        "t1": "mountain",
        "t2": "river; stream"
      },
      "expansion": "山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”)",
      "name": "com-ja"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "山川"
      },
      "expansion": "やまかわ",
      "name": "sortkey"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kawa",
        "2": "gawa"
      },
      "expansion": "The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "山川",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "山",
          "やま"
        ],
        [
          "川",
          "がわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yamagawa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "やまがわ"
      },
      "expansion": "山(やま)川(がわ) • (yamagawa)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mountain rivers"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠ma̠ɡa̠β̞a̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "山川"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 山川 meaning in Japanese (6.4kB)

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