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山川

山川

Chinese

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

Noun

山川

  1. mountains and rivers
  2. landscape

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 川
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Etymology 1

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

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

Noun

山川 ‎(hiragana さんせん, romaji sansen)

山川 ‎(hiragana やまかわ, romaji yamakawa)

  1. mountains and rivers

Usage notes

  • sansen is used more commonly than yamakawa

Etymology 2

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

Noun

山川 ‎(hiragana やまがわ, romaji yamagawa)

  1. mountain rivers

Derived terms

  • 山川草木 (さんせんそうもく, sansensōmoku) natural scenery
  • 山川万里 (さんせんばんり, sansenbanri) across mountains and rivers
  • 深山川蜻蛉 (みやまがわとんぼ, miyamagawatonbo) damselfly

Pronunciation

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