Vocab Info
A1 Noun, Adverb
山々(many) mountains, very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot), greatly, really
Dictionary Definition
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.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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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