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青山

青山

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(青山) 		青 山

Noun

青山

  1. green mountains; mountains with lush forests

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

青山 (Aoyama): the Aoyama family crest.
Kanji in this term
青 山
あお
Grade: 1 		やま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 青 ‎(ao, “blue or green; lush with life”) +‎ 山 ‎(yama, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

青山 ‎(hiragana あおやま, romaji aoyama, historical hiragana あをやま)

  1. a green lush mountain or mountainous area
  2. a type of fancy kamaboko (fishcake) used in ceremonies

Proper noun

青山 ‎(hiragana あおやま, romaji Aoyama, historical hiragana あをやま)

  1. A Japanese habitational surname​.
  2. a place in the north of Minato-ku, Tōkyō
    So named as the land was deeded to Aoyama Tadanari (青山忠成, d. 1613; Wikipedia article) by Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康, d. 1616; Wikipedia article).
  3. various other places in Japan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
青 山
せい
Grade: 1 		さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 青山 ‎(tsheng srɛn, literally “green or blue + mountain or hill”). Compare modern Min Nan reading chheng-san, or Mandarin reading qīngshān.

The 山 character is read san ordinarily. The san changes to zan as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

青山 ‎(hiragana せいざん, romaji seizan)

  1. a green lush mountain or mountainous area
  2. (metaphoric) a grave or one's final resting place
  3. alternate name for the 琵琶 (びわ) ‎(biwa), a four-stringed lute brought to Japan from Tang Dynasty China
Idioms

Proper noun

青山 ‎(hiragana せいざん, romaji Seizan)

  1. Qingshan, any of several places in China

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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