Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かま
Grade: S
(ateji)
くら
Grade: 4
(ateji)
やま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 鎌倉 (Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture) +‎ (-yama, mountain).

Proper noun

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(かま)(くら)(やま) (Kamakura-yama

  1. the hilly area west of Kamakura; sometimes referring to the vicinity of Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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From 鎌倉 (Kamakura) +‎ (-yama, mountain).

Proper noun

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鎌倉山 (Kamakura-yama) (kana かまくらやま)

  1. the mountains around present-day Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture; sometimes referring to the vicinity of the present Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine

References

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  1. ^ Satake, Akihiro with Hideo Yamada, Rikio Kudō, Masao Ōtani, and Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 3: Man’yōshū 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2002, →ISBN.