Nishiyama

Japanese: 西山 - せいざん

[1] [noun] ① a mountain in the west. Nishiyama. ※Bunka Shuureishū (818), Vol. 1, Summer Day Linfan Dahu (Emperor Saga) “The fearful sight of the Western Mountains is lost, and the clear monkeys of the Northern Islands cry out.” ※Soga Monogatari (around the Northern and Southern Dynasties), Vol. 1, 2 “When the sun turns to the Western Mountains, I am covered with the temporary form of a dream.” [I Ching - Sui-ga] ② “Seizan is (the Western Mountain School ) .” ※Bonshūbon Shasekishū (1283), Vol. 2 “I have heard that in this day and age, the Pure Land Buddhists of the Western Mountains practice Shingon together.”[2][1] A general term for the mountains in the western suburbs of Beijing, China. There are many temples in the mountains. Xiaoqingliangshan. [2] Another name for “Shuyōzan (Shouyang Mountain).” [3] A mountain in Lingling County, Hunan Province, China (Yongzhou during the Tang Dynasty). [4] The name of a place in Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is the site of Nishiyamaso Villa, where Tokugawa Mitsukuni retired and compiled the "Dai Nihonshi."

Nishiyama [West mountain]

〘noun〙① A mountain in the west. Seizan. ② In particular, a range of mountains to the west of Heian-kyo or Kyoto city. The mountain range that limits the west of the Kyoto Basin. It starts in the north at Atagoyama in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, and ends in the south at Tennozan in Oyamazaki Town , Otokuni County, Kyoto Prefecture. It is also the common name for the mountainous and hilly region. There are many ancient shrines, temples, and scenic spots. Western Hill. *From Tonbo (around 974): "Thinking that I would leave my life behind for a while, I found a sacred temple on Nishiyama."

Nishiyama

One of the surnames.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 西の方にある山。にしやま。※文華秀麗集（818）上・夏日臨泛大湖〈嵯峨天皇〉「畏景西山没、清猿北嶼呼」※曾我物語（南北朝頃）一二「日もせいざんにかたぶけば、夢のうちのかりなる姿をかざり」〔易経‐随卦〕② 「せいざんは（西山派）」の略。※梵舜本沙石集（1283）二「当世は西山(セイザン)の浄土宗の人共、真言を習ひあへると聞く」[2][一] 中国、北京市の西郊に連なる山々の総称。山中に寺院が多い。小清涼山。[二] 「しゅようざん（首陽山）」の別称。[三] 中国、湖南省の零陵県（唐代の永州）にある山。[四] 茨城県常陸太田市の地名。徳川光圀が隠棲し、「大日本史」を編纂した西山荘がある。

にし‐やま【西山】

〘名〙① 西の方にある山。せいざん。② 特に、平安京または京都市の西方に連なる山。京都盆地の西を限る山なみ。北は京都市右京区の愛宕山に始まり、南は京都府乙訓(おとくに)郡大山崎町の天王山に終わる。また、その山地、丘陵地帯の通称。古社寺・名勝が多い。西の岡。※蜻蛉（974頃）中「なほしばし身をさりなんと思ひたちて、にし山に、れいのものする寺あり」