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痩せ山 (やせやま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

痩やせ山やま

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Meanings

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noun

barren mountain; treeless mountain

Refers to a mountain with sparse vegetation, often due to poor soil or erosion. Not a common everyday word, but understandable.

痩やせ山やまには木きがほとんど生はえていない。
There are hardly any trees growing on the barren mountain.

Kanji

痩get thin
山mountain

Similar words

禿はげ山やま
禿げ山 emphasizes a bald, completely bare mountain, while 痩せ山 suggests a thin, impoverished look with sparse vegetation.

Etymology

Compound of 痩せ (yase, 'thin, lean') and 山 (yama, 'mountain'), literally 'thin mountain'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a barren or treeless mountain.