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Where does “富士” come from?

富士 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.

富士 (Japanese): Short for 江戸の富士 : a hill imitating Mount Fuji; an...

Definitions

  1. Short for 江戸の富士 : a hill imitating Mount Fuji; an...

Ancestry of “富士”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese富士—
2Ainuフヂfire

Words derived from “富士”

  • Fuji
  • Fujiyama
  • Mount Fuji
  • Fuĵi-monto
  • Fuĵio
  • 富士山
  • Fudzsi
  • 후지 산
  • Phú Sĩ
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