高山

高山

Chinese

		high; tall	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (高山)		高	山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ saan¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-sân
• Min Nan (POJ): ko-san

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gāoshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshan
    • IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯˥ ʂän˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ saan¹
    • Yale: gōu sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ san¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kou̯˥ säːn˥/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-sân
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ san´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ san¹
    • IPA: /ko˨˦꜖ san˨˦/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-san
    • Tâi-lô: ko-san
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koisafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko˦˦꜕꜕ san˦˦/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko˧˧ san˧˧/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko˦˦꜕꜕ san˦˦/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko˦˦꜔꜔ san˦˦/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ˦˦꜔꜔ san˦˦/

Noun

高山

1. high mountain

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 懸山／悬山 (koân-soaⁿ, koâiⁿ-soaⁿ)

Derived terms

高山族 (gāoshānzú)

高山症 (gāoshānzhèng)

Proper noun

高山

1. (～市) Takayama (a city in Gifu, Japan)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
高	山
こう Grade: 2	さん > ざん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

高山 (hiragana こうざん, rōmaji kōzan)

1. high mountain

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
高	山
たか Grade: 2	やま Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

高山 (hiragana たかやま, rōmaji Takayama)

1. a place name, such as that of Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture
2. A surname​.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
高	山
こう Grade: 2	やま Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Proper noun

高山 (hiragana こうやま, rōmaji Kōyama)

1. A surname​.