山田
Chinese edit
mountain; hill | field; farm | ||
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simp. and trad. (山田) |
山 | 田 | |
alternative forms | 山塍 Min Nan 山堘 Min Nan |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
山田
Noun edit
山田
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
山田
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 山田, Yamada
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
山田
Synonyms edit
- 梯田 (tītián)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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山 | 田 |
やま Grade: 1 |
た > だ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 田 (ta, “field”). The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- a place name
- a surname
Usage notes edit
This name is used as the stereotypical Japanese family name in 山田太郎 Yamada Tarō (male) and 山田花子 Yamada Hanako (female), similar to John and Jane Smith in English.