Etymology

Mount Fuji

Today it means: The highest mountain in Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 富士山
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from富士山
  2. English todayMount Fuji

From Japanese 富士山 (ふじさん, Fuji-san), from 富士 (ふじ, Fuji, the name of the mountain; see there for more) + 山 (-さん, -san, suffix for mountains, which has been translated). Equivalent to mount + Fuji.

Words from the same roots

Japanese富士山 all →

Fujiyama

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