金剛山

Chinese

diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong mountain; hill
trad. (金剛山) 金剛
simp. (金刚山) 金刚

Pronunciation


Proper noun

金剛山

  1. Mount Kongō (a mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Mount Kongō (a mountain in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
  3. Mount Kumgang (a mountain in North Korea)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: S
さん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From 金剛 (kongō, diamond) +‎ (-san). For sense "Mount Kumgang", orthographic borrowing from Korean 금강산(金剛山) (Geumgangsan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːsã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

(こん)(ごう)(さん) • (Kongōsan

  1. Mount Kongō (a mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Mount Kongō (a mountain in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
  3. (dated) Mount Kumgang (a mountain in Kangwon Province, North Korea)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
クムガンサン
Grade: 1 Grade: S Grade: 1
irregular

From Korean 금강산(金剛山) (Geumgangsan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟mɯ̟ɡã̠ɰ̃sã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

金剛山(クムガンサン) • (Kumugansan

  1. Mount Kumgang (a mountain in Kangwon Province, North Korea)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

金剛山 • (Geumgangsan) (hangeul 금강산)

  1. hanja form? of 금강산 (Mount Kumgang)