山田

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Chinese

mountain; hill field; farm
simp. and trad.
(山田) 		山 田
alternative forms 山塍 Min Nan
山堘 Min Nan

Pronunciation 1

Etymology 1

Verb

山田

  1. (archaic) to hunt in the mountain
Noun

山田

  1. (archaic) low-quality farmland

Etymology 2

Proper noun

山田

  1. an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 山田, Yamada

Pronunciation 2

Noun

山田

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, agriculture) terraced fields; terrace
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 田
やま
Grade: 1 		た > だ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 田 (ta, “field”). The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

山(やま)田(だ) • (Yamada) 

  1. a place name
  2. a surname

Usage notes

This name is used as the stereotypical Japanese family name in 山田太郎 Yamada Tarō (male) and 山田花子 Yamada Hanako (female), similar to John and Jane Smith in English.

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