Where does “Aoyama” come from?

Aoyama (English) comes from Japanese 青山, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

Aoyama (English): The name of various places in Japan

Definitions

  1. The name of various places in Japan

Ancestry of “Aoyama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese青山a green lush mountain or mountainous area; a type...
2Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
3Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
4Middle Chinese陰—
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →