also: やまみず
noun
mountain and water; natural landscape with hills and rivers
Refers to the natural scenery of mountains and water, often in poetic or artistic contexts.
この地域は山水が美しいことで知られている。
This region is known for its beautiful mountain and water scenery.
noun
landscape painting; landscape picture
Only with reading さんすい
Abbreviation of 山水画 (さんすいが). Used in art contexts to refer to traditional East Asian landscape paintings.
See also: 山水画
彼は山水を得意とする画家だ。
He is a painter who specializes in landscape pictures.
noun
mountain stream; water flowing from a mountain
Refers to a stream or water coming down from a mountain. The reading やまみず is rare and mostly literary.
山水がさらさらと流れる音が聞こえる。
I can hear the sound of a mountain stream babbling.
noun
garden with artificial hill and pond
Only with reading さんすい
A traditional Japanese garden style featuring a man-made hill and pond, often designed to evoke natural landscapes.
See also: 築山
この庭園は山水を模して造られている。
This garden is designed to imitate a natural landscape with hills and water.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 水 (water). The reading さんすい is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while やまみず is a rare native-Japanese kun'yomi reading.