山田 (shān tián) — （日本姓氏）Yamada

Definition

山田 is the Japanese surname 'Yamada', commonly seen in Chinese texts when referring to Japanese people. Note: this surname is a transliteration, not the common Chinese noun 山田 ('hillside field').

noun
（日本姓氏）Yamada

Examples

  • 山田。
    shān tián Xiān sheng shì zhè jiā gōng sī de xīn jīng lǐ.
    Mr. Yamada is the new manager of this company.
  • 山田。
    Zuó tiān wǒ yù dào le yí gè jiào shān tián de rén.
    Yesterday I met a person named Yamada.
  • 山田。
    shān tián Hé zuǒ téng shì duō nián de lǎo péng you le.
    Yamada and Satō have been old friends for many years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

山shānhill
田tiánfield

山 gives hill or mountain, and 田 gives field.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

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