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How to say 'Volcano' in Japanese | 火山

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The Japanese word for Volcano is 'Kazan', written as 火山 in Japanese.'Volcano' in hiragana is かざん.

    word

    火山

    Meaning

    Volcano

    Reading

    かざん

    kazan

    Kanji

    Fire Mountain

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '火山 (かざん)' means 'volcano'. This term refers to a mountain or hill that has a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust. It is commonly used in both scientific and everyday contexts. For example: Mount Fuji is a famous volcano「富士山は有名な火山です」(ふじさんはゆうめいなかざんです). The volcano erupted last night「その火山は昨夜噴火しました」(そのかざんはさくやふんかしました). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is explosive or intense, such as emotions or situations.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    2366

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 火山

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Fire

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Mountain

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'Kazan' means 'Volcano' .

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