Vocab Info

A1 Noun, Adverb

山々(やまやま)(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      (many) mountains

    2. 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. Adverb

      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(とざん)()きの(ちち)山々(やまやま)(ある)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}

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      山頂(さんちょう)大声(おおごえ)()したら山々(やまやま)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}

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      親不孝(おやふこう)息子(むすこ)には、()いたいことが山々(やまやま)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}

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      海外(かいがい)()きたいのは山々(やまやま)だが、仕事(しごと)全然(ぜんぜん)(やす)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}

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      工場(こうじょう):「(いち)(にち)生産(せいさん)できる(かず)()(まん)()山々(やまやま)で、それ以上(いじょう)不可能(ふかのう)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}

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