山塞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 塞
さん
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From dialectal Chinese 山寨 (shānzhài, literally “mountain stronghold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

山(さん)塞(さい) • (sansai) 

  1. mountain stronghold
  2. mountain camp
  3. shanzhai: imitation or counterfeit consumer goods, especially from China
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