Vocab Info
A1 Noun, Adverb
山々(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - (many) mountains 
 
- Adverb - 2. - very much (wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really Usually written using kana alone, as 〜たいのはやまやまだが..., 欲しいのはやまやまだが..., etc.
- 3. - so many, a lot of Usually written using kana alone
 
All Forms
山々 【やまやま】、山山 【やまやま】
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- 登山好きの父は山々を歩いています。 - My mountain-loving father is walking through many mountains. {(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really} - N1
 
- 山頂で大声を出したら山々にこだましました。 - When I shouted loudly at the mountain top, it echoed greatly throughout the mountains. {(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really} - N1
 
- 親不孝の息子には、言いたいことが山々あります。 - I have mountains of things I want to say to my ungrateful son. {(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really} - N1
 
- 海外に行きたいのは山々だが、仕事が全然休めないのだ。 - I greatly want to go abroad, but I can't take any time off work at all. {(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really} - N1
 
- 工場:「一日に生産できる数は二万個が山々で、それ以上は不可能です。」 - Factory: "We can produce up to twenty thousand units per day at most, any more than that is impossible." {(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really} - N1
 
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