山やまの神かみ

expression, noun

mountain god; deity of the mountain

Only with reading やまのかみ

Refers to a Shinto or folk deity believed to reside in mountains, often associated with hunting, forestry, and nature.

• 昔むかしの猟りょう師しは山やまの神かみに祈いのってから山やまに入はいった。

  Hunters in the old days would pray to the mountain god before entering the mountains.

expression, noun

one's wife (humorous); the missus

Only with reading やまのかみ

Jocular, often used by men to refer to their own wife, especially when she is being bossy or nagging. The image is of a fearsome mountain deity.

• うちの山やまの神かみがうるさくて、飲のみに行いくのも一ひと苦く労ろうだ。

  My wife is so strict that even going out for a drink is a hassle.

expression, noun

roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

A species of sculpin found in East Asian waters. The name is usually written in katakana as ヤマノカミ.

• ヤマノカミは、河か口こうや沿えん岸がんの岩いわ場ばに生せい息そくする魚さかなだ。

  The roughskin sculpin is a fish that inhabits estuaries and rocky coastal areas.