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金剛山

简金刚山 · 繁金剛山

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn gāng shān

Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
剛: Look up this written character
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong

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1–1–1 · Jin1 gang1 shan1

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Mount Kongō (a mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
Mount Kongō (a mountain in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
Mount Kumgang (a mountain in North Korea)

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