山井

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
山 井
やま
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 井 (i, “well (water source)”). Appears in the late 900s.

Pronunciation

Noun

山(やま)井(い) • (yamai) ←やまゐ (yamawi)?

  1. (archaic) a mountain well
    Synonym: 山の井 (yama no i)

Proper noun

山(やま)井(い) • (Yamai) ←やまゐ (Yamawi)?

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
山 井
やま(の)
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 井 (i, “well (water source)”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

山(やまの)井(い) • (Yamanoi) ←やまのゐ (Yamanowi)?

  1. a surname

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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