大山

This is the 4459th most frequent Japanese word.

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大山

"大山" means "big mountain" in English.


大山 refers to Ōyama, the name of a mountain, used as a proper noun.

大山は美しい山だと言われています。

It is said that Ōyama is a beautiful mountain.


大山 is used as a surname, a common use in Japanese nomenclature.

昨日、大山さんにお会いしました。

Yesterday, I met Mr./Ms. Ōyama.


大山 is used metaphorically to mean 'a significant or large issue', highlighting the context-driven nature of word usage in Japanese.

その問題は大山のようなものだった。

That problem was like a large mountain.