Fujiyama

//ˌfud͡ʒiˈjɑmə// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Mount Fuji. dated
  2. 2
    A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 富士山 (ふじさん, Fujisan), by a misreading of the kanji 山, which by itself is read yama. Compare Japanese 富士の山 (Fuji no yama).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 藤山 (ふじやま, Fujiyama).

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