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# fuji

«fuji» in Mova's school dictionary: **the tallest mountain in Japan, a volcano with a snowy top…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Fuji, Mount Fuji); noun (a Fuji apple, Fuji apples)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Fuji, or Mount Fuji, is the tallest mountain in Japan, a volcano with a snowy top near Tokyo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#m1)

2) A Fuji is a kind of sweet, crunchy apple first grown in Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#m2)

3) (a name) Fuji is also part of the name of some Japanese companies, such as makers of cameras and film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons Mount Fuji is an example of a volcano and a famous landmark of Japan; it is about 3,776 metres high and it last erupted in 1707. In art, Japanese prints show the mountain many times. In the shop, Fuji apples are a common type. It is a name, so it starts with a capital letter.

### examples

- Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x1)
- From Tokyo on a clear day you can see Fuji. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x2)
- Mount Fuji is a volcano, but it is quiet at the moment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x3)
- Many people climb Fuji in the summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x4)
- I packed a Fuji apple for lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x5)
- Fuji apples are sweet and crunchy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x6)
- The famous print shows a big wave with Fuji in the background. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x7)
- So to this day people say there is smoke to be seen rising from the top of Mount Fuji to the clouds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/#x8)

### note

It is a proper noun and should be written with a capital F: Fuji. People often say «Mount Fuji» or «Fujisan» in Japanese; «Fujiyama» is an older name used outside Japan. Do not mix it up with Fiji, an island country in the Pacific.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fuji» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.