Word Meaning 山形

やまがた yamagata

山形 is read as やまがた (yamagata) and means Yamagata (city, prefecture).

Meaning

English

Yamagata (city, prefecture)
mountain shape
chevron
cone

Reading

Kana

やまがた

Romaji

yamagata

Writing Variants

山型やまがた yamagata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 10869 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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山形大学

やまがただいがく

Yamagata University

山形県立保健医療大学

やまがたけんりつほけんいりょうだいがく

Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

山形県

やまがたけん

Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)

山形県警

やまがたけんけい

Yamagata Prefectural Police (abbr)

山猫

やまねこ

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

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

さんろ

mountain path

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)

山積み

やまづみ

huge mound

Example Sentences

山形県の県庁所在地は山形市です。

Yamagata Prefecture's capital is Yamagata City.

芳田氏は山形県に生まれ、日本大学芸術学部油絵科を卒業する。

Mr Yoshida was born in Yamagata prefecture, and graduated from Nihon University College of Art with a degree in oil painting.

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