火か山ざん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

volcano

Refers to a geological volcano. Also used attributively with の to mean 'volcanic'.

活かっ火か山ざん
活火山 specifically means 'active volcano', while 火山 is the general term for any volcano.
噴ふん火か
噴火 means 'eruption', the event, whereas 火山 is the mountain or geological feature itself.

Compound of 火 (か, 'fire') and 山 (さん, 'mountain'), literally 'fire mountain'. The reading かざん is a straightforward on'yomi combination.