Chinese

Adjective

山梨

1. sorbic

Noun

山梨

1. sorb
2. Pyrus ussuriensis (Manchurian pear)

Proper noun

山梨

1. Yamanashi (a Japanese prefecture)
2. Yamanashi (a Japanese city)

Derived terms

References

• 山梨 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Yamanashi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “"山梨" "sorb"”, in google search (in Mandarin/English), accessed 2008-05-07
• “"山梨" "sorbic"”, in google search (in Mandarin/English), accessed 2008-05-07

Japanese

山梨 (yamanashi): the leaves and fruit of the Asian pear.

Etymology

Compound of 山 ‎(yama, “mountain”) +‎ 梨 ‎(nashi, “pear”).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) やま​なし [yàmáꜜnàshì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[2][3]
• (Tokyo) やまなし [yàmánáshí] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠mã̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

山梨 ‎(hiragana やまなし, katakana ヤマナシ, romaji yamanashi)

1. Pyrus pyrifolia, especially P. p. var. pyrifolia: nashi pear, sand pear, Asian pear, apple pear

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ヤマナシ.

Proper noun

山梨 ‎(hiragana やまなし, romaji Yamanashi)

1. a place name, such as that of Yamanashi Prefecture or Yamanashi City

Alternative forms

• 月見里

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3