expression, noun

  1. mountain god.
  2. one's wife (esp. a nagging wife). Jocular, humorous term.
  3. roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus). Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
山の神 やまのかみ
 
 
 
 
 
ヤマノカミ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
gods, mind, soul
かみ シン かぐ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
もう.す シン さる (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ