Word Meaning 山言葉

やまことば yamakotoba

山言葉 is read as やまことば (yamakotoba) and means euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild.

Meaning

English

  1. euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild
  2. mountain language

Reading

Kana

やまことば

Romaji

yamakotoba

Writing Variants

  • 山詞 やまことば yamakotoba

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 沖言葉 Rank 62134 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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山の手言葉

やまのてことば

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

言葉

ことば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

合言葉

あいことば

motto

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

大和言葉

やまとことば

word of Japanese origin

国言葉

くにことば

national language

お国言葉

おくにことば

local dialect

さ入れ言葉

さいれことば

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

流行言葉

はやりことば

buzzword