English–Japanese
“mountains” in Japanese
How to say “mountains” in Japanese
“Mountains” in Japanese is 山々 (yamayama).
Refers to mountains seen collectively across a broad landscape.
Example sentences with 山々
夕暮れになると、湖の向こうに山々が赤く染まって見えます。yū gu re ni na ru to mizuumi no mu kō ni yama yama ga aka ku so ma tte mi e ma su
At sunset, the mountains across the lake appear to glow red.
Tips for using 山々
- 山々 (yamayama) frequently appears in descriptions of distant scenery, where the repeated form draws attention to the whole mountain landscape.
Other Japanese words for “mountains”
この地方は山岳地帯です。ko no chi hō wa san gaku chi tai de su
This region is a mountain area.