やま
山
くじら
鯨

noun

From when eating animal meat was considered taboo (pre-Meiji).
  1. wild boar meat, mountain whale.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やま
山
くじら
鯨
 山鯨 やまくじら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
whale
くじら　ゲイ (8th, N1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)