山さん水すい

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.

• この地ち域いきは山さん水すいが美うつくしいことで知しられている。

  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

• 彼かれは山さん水すいを得とく意いとする画が家かだ。

  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.

• 山さん水すいがさらさらと流ながれる音おとが聞きこえる。

  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

• この庭てい園えんは山さん水すいを模もして造つくられている。

  This garden is designed to imitate a natural landscape with hills and water.