How to Say "Mountains" in Japanese

山

yama[ja̠ma̠]

The English phrase "mountains" is translated into Japanese as 山 (yama).

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In Japan, the 'mountain' concept extends to the 'yama-no-kami', a deity of the mountains who is believed to control the flow of water to the villages below.
The word 山 is believed to have been borrowed into Old Japanese from an Old Korean root.
The character 山 is a pictograph that originally looked like three peaks of a mountain range.

私は山にいました。
I was in the mountains.
This sentence is useful for stating where you were located using the form 山.
Tatoeba #4715 by bunbuku, translation #1290 by CK
登山が好きなんだ。
I like climbing mountains.
This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for mountain climbing using the form 山.
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信仰は山をも動かす。
Faith can move mountains.
This sentence is useful for using the metaphor of moving mountains using the form 山.
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昨日、友達と一緒に山に登りました。
Yesterday, I climbed a mountain with my friends.
美しい山々が雪で覆われています。
The beautiful mountains are covered in snow.
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Yui and Ren are talking about their upcoming vacation.

結衣 Yui

休みは山に行きたいです。
Yasumi wa yama ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to the mountains during the break.
蓮 Ren

いいですね。どの山に行きますか。
Ii desu ne. Dono yama ni ikimasu ka.
That sounds nice. Which mountain will you go to?
結衣 Yui

まだ決めていません。
Mada kimete imasen.
I haven't decided yet.
蓮 Ren

僕も一緒に山に行きましょう。
Boku mo issho ni yama ni ikimashou.
Let's go to the mountains together.

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