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大山 (たいざん, taizan) Japanese meaning: great mountain | Kotomora
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A great mountain towered before us.
The saying “a great mountain rumbles and only one mouse appears” means that a huge fuss produces only a tiny result.
Kanji 太 plump, thick, big around 岱 old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan Related words 山 is the plain, everyday word for a mountain, while 大山 is a loftier term reserved for an especially large or imposing peak.
高山 emphasizes a mountain's high elevation, whereas 大山 emphasizes its overall size and grandeur rather than height alone.
名山 refers to a mountain famous for its beauty or history, while 大山 simply describes a mountain's great size or imposing scale.
Written forms 大たい 山ざん Usage 75%
High-priority spelling for this word. Be aware that 大山 is also often read differently in names and place names; this word is specifically たいざん.
泰たい 山ざん Usage 21%
Attested variant spelling; has a more classical or proper-name feel and may also be associated with Mount Tai in Chinese contexts.
太たい 山ざん Usage 4%
Rare attested variant spelling for the same reading and meaning.
岱たい 山ざん
Rare attested variant spelling; likely to feel literary or name-like to many readers.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound. In the main spelling 大山, 大 means “large” and 山 means “mountain”; the other spellings are conventional variant kanji spellings for the same reading.
小こ 山やま
小山 is a small hill or hillock, the direct opposite in scale to the grand, towering 大山.
