Definitions
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- proper noun The
highest mountain inJapan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another symbol of Japan is Fujiyama, also called Mount Fuji, a volcano whose symmetrical snow-capped peak has been the object of countless pilgrimages, poems, and paintings.
Japan 2002
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Mr Noguchi took this amazing shot of Mount Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Mr Noguchi took this amazing shot of Mount Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan
Home | Mail Online 2010
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(AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) 31People admire the moment the sun rises above Mount Fuji, which is known locally as the
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We are out in the mountains next to Mount Fuji which is a spectacular view.
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Japanese women pick young tea leaves near Mount Fuji.
Green tea could help ward off dementia, scientists show 2011
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A country is fundamentally a concept, and it is natural and built symbols like our Washington Monument, Japan's Mount Fuji, Saudi Arabia's Mecca, Greece's Parthenon, Mexico's Zocalo Square or Namibia's Sossusvlei desert that lend it a physical presence.
Jake Townsend: Metaphors Made Real: On the Power of National Symbols Jake Townsend 2011
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The tea-leaf announcement marked the first time that Shizuoka, home of Mount Fuji, has found any contamination above regulatory limits.
Japan's Radiation Tests Irk Tea Farms Juro Osawa 2011
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One morning we booked a "first tracks" trip, riding up to the Niseko Village ski area on the first piste-basher of the day at 7am, before the lifts opened, to watch the sunrise over Mount Yotei, which looks like Mount Fuji.
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Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji, is active but considered at low risk of eruption.
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