山井

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
山	井
やま Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 井 (i, “well (water source)”). Appears in the late 900s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やまい [yàmáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠i]

Noun

山(やま)井(い) • (yamai) ^{←やまゐ (yamawi)?}

1. (archaic) a mountain well

   Synonym: 山の井 (yama no i)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:山井.

Proper noun

山(やま)井(い) • (Yamai) ^{←やまゐ (Yamawi)?}

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
山	井
やま(の) Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 井 (i, “well (water source)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠no̞i]

Proper noun

山(やまの)井(い) • (Yamanoi) ^{←やまのゐ (Yamanowi)?}

1. a surname