Mount Fuji

/maʊnt ˈfuː.dʒiː/

proper noun

The highest mountain in Japan.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The highest mountain in Japan.

    Synonyms: Fujiyama, Fuji, Fujisan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe highest mountain in Japan.

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Origin

  1. Japanese富士山
  2. EnglishMount 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.

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Translations

Arabic جَبَل فُوجِي, فُوجِي
  • جَبَل فُوجِي (jabal fūjī)the highest mountain in Japan
  • فُوجِي (fūjī)the highest mountain in Japan
Chinese Cantonese 富士山
  • 富士山 (fu³ si⁶ saan¹)the highest mountain in Japan
Chinese Mandarin 富士山
  • 富士山 (Fùshì-shān)the highest mountain in Japan
Esperanto Fuĵi-monto, Fuĵio
  • Fuĵi-montothe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fuĵiothe highest mountain in Japan
Estonian Fuji, Fudži
  • Fujithe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fudžithe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fudžijamathe highest mountain in Japan
Finnish Fuji-vuori
  • Fuji-vuorithe highest mountain in Japan
French mont Fuji, Fuji
  • mont Fujithe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fujithe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fujiyamathe highest mountain in Japan
German Fudschijama, Fujiyama
  • Fudschijamathe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fujiyamathe highest mountain in Japan
Greek Φούτζι
  • Φούτζι (Foútzi)the highest mountain in Japan
Hindi फुजियामा
  • फुजियामा (phujiyāmā)the highest mountain in Japan
Hungarian Fudzsi
  • Fudzsithe highest mountain in Japan
Italian Monte Fuji, Fujiyama
  • Monte Fujithe highest mountain in Japan
  • Fujiyamathe highest mountain in Japan
Japanese 富士山, 富士
  • 富士山 (Fuji-san)the highest mountain in Japan
  • 富士 (shortening)the highest mountain in Japan
Korean 후지산
  • 후지산 (Hujisan)the highest mountain in Japan
Latin Figenoiama, Figenojama
  • Figenoiamathe highest mountain in Japan
  • Figenojamathe highest mountain in Japan
  • Mōns Fusiusthe highest mountain in Japan
Polish Fudżi
  • Fudżithe highest mountain in Japan
Portuguese Monte Fuji
  • Monte Fujithe highest mountain in Japan
Russian Фу́дзи, Фудзия́ма
  • Фу́дзи (Fúdzi)the highest mountain in Japan
  • Фудзия́ма (Fudzijáma)the highest mountain in Japan
  • Фудзиса́н (Fudzisán)the highest mountain in Japan
Ukrainian Фу́дзі
  • Фу́дзі (Fúdzi)the highest mountain in Japan
Vietnamese Phú Sĩ
  • Phú Sĩthe highest mountain in Japan
Cite this entry
APA

Mount Fuji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Fuji

MLA

“Mount Fuji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Fuji. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount Fuji,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Fuji.

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