山梨

Chinese
mountain; hill pear
trad. (山梨) 山 梨
simp. #(山梨) 山 梨
anagram 梨山

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 山梨(やまなし) (yamanashi)

Pronunciation

Noun

山梨

  1. sorb
  2. Pyrus ussuriensis (Manchurian pear)

Derived terms

Proper noun

山梨

  1. (～縣) Yamanashi (a prefecture of Japan)
  2. (～市) Yamanashi (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese
山梨 (yamanashi): the leaves and fruit of the Asian pear.
Kanji in this term
山 梨
やま
Grade: 1		 なし
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 梨 (nashi, “pear”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

山(やま)梨(なし) • (yamanashi) 

  1. Pyrus pyrifolia, especially P. p. var. pyrifolia: nashi pear, sand pear, Asian pear, apple pear

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤマナシ.

Proper noun

山(やま)梨(なし) • (Yamanashi) 

  1. a place name, such as that of Yamanashi Prefecture or Yamanashi City

Alternative forms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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