noun

  1. echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains).
  2. mountain god, mountain guardian deity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
山彦 やまびこ
 
 
山びこ やまびこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
lad, boy (ancient)
ひこ こ ゲン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (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)