Word Meaning 山々

やまやま yamayama

山々 is read as やまやま (yamayama) and means (many) mountains.

Meaning

English

  1. (many) mountains
  2. so many
  3. a lot of
  4. very much (wanting to do something one cannot)
  5. greatly
  6. really

Reading

Kana

やまやま

Romaji

yamayama

Writing Variants

  • 山山 やまやま yamayama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 15861 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

やま

festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

山川

さんせん

mountains and rivers

山水

さんすい

garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

山車

だし

parade float

山人

さんじん

mountain wizard

山間

さんかん

among the mountains

山上

さんじょう

mountain top

山男

やまおとこ

giant

山国

やまぐに

mountainous country

山道

さんどう

mountain road

山林

さんりん

mountains and forest

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

Example Sentences

4

There are colossal mountains in the north.

As much as I'd love to buy it for you, I'm currently out of cash.

As much as I'd love to, there are certainly many things still holding me back.

I'd love to buy it for you but I still haven't had my pay check and I have no money left over. Hopefully next time though.