noun
Yamagata (city, prefecture)
Only when written 山形
Proper noun referring to Yamagata City or Yamagata Prefecture in Japan.
山形県はさくらんぼの産地として有名です。
Yamagata Prefecture is famous as a cherry-producing region.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
mountain shape; chevron
Describes something shaped like a mountain, such as a chevron pattern or a conical form. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
このクッキーは山形に焼いてあります。
These cookies are baked in a mountain shape.
山形の帽子をかぶった人がいる。
There is a person wearing a cone-shaped hat.