noun

  1. Yamagata (city, prefecture).

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. mountain shape, chevron, cone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
山形 やまがた
山型 やまがた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
shape, form, style
かたち ケイ ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)