Oyama

Japanese: 御山 - おやま

〘 noun 〙 ("o" is a prefix) 1. A word used to refer to a mountain in a polite way. ※Children's song, Back Comparison (1919) by Unno Atsushi " Leaning against a pillar, I can see the distant mountain right away, back comparison." 2. A word used to respect a mountain that is a sacred place for religion, with temples, shrines, training grounds, etc. Also, to worship there. ※Kinkaishu (1213) Miscellaneous "Facing the wide ocean, the hot springs that rise up are also said to be the source of the mountain." 3. A mountain ascetic . ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Okitsu Shiranami (1702) 1 "To accompany someone to unexpected places without teaching them the true path. A silent mountain lord." 4. In the Edo period, this refers to forests directly controlled by the shogunate and various feudal domains. Ohayashi (Imperial forest) .

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「お」は接頭語)① 山を丁寧にいう語。※童謡・背くらべ（1919）〈海野厚〉「柱に凭(もた)れりゃすぐ見える遠いお山も背(せい)くらべ」② 寺社、修行場などのある、宗教上の霊地である山を尊んでいう語。また、そこに参拝すること。※金槐集（1213）雑「わたつ海の中に向ひていづる湯のいづのをやまとむべもいひけり」③ 山伏(やまぶし)をいう。※浮世草子・沖津白波（1702）一「真の道をばおしへずしてひょんな所へ同道する事。うっそりとしたお山どの」④ 江戸時代、幕府・諸藩の直轄する山林をいう。御林(おはやし)。

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