Japanese DictionaryDefinition of やま
- (n, ctr) mountain; hill
あの高い山は筑波山です。
That high mountain is Mt. Tsukuba. - mine (e.g. coal mine)
それはお金の山をかき集めるために用いられた。
It was used for raking together heaps of money. - heap; pile
- (n) crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)
うまくあの先生のやまを当てたわね。
You've sure got the teacher's number. - climax; peak; critical point
- guess; speculation
- criminal case; crime
- festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
- (n-pref) wild
