山城

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Chinese

mountain; hill city walls; city; town
simp. and trad.
(山城)

Pronunciation


Noun

山城

  1. mountain city

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
しろ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of (yama, mountain) +‎ (shiro, castle, fortress).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(やま)(しろ) (Yamashiro

  1. Yamashiro Province, an old province of Japan
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of (yama, mountain) +‎ (ki, castle, fortress, ancient reading).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(やま)() (Yamaki

  1. a surname