山梨

Mandarin · pinyin shān lí#

Meanings · shān lí

  1. rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
Mandarin · pinyin Shān lí#

Meanings · Shān lí

  1. Yamanashi (prefecture in Japan)
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山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
梨
lí · pear; opera; cut, slash
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noun · Etymology 1

  1. sorb
  2. Pyrus ussuriensis (Manchurian pear)

name · Etymology 2

  1. (~縣) Yamanashi (a prefecture of Japan)
  2. (~市) Yamanashi (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)

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山梨 · shan1 li2 · Shan1 li2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 35,706, 35,705
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Exact source records山梨 山梨 [shan1 li2] /rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)/山梨 山梨 [Shan1 li2] /Yamanashi (prefecture in Japan)/