Fu·ji (f  j ) A city of central Honshu, Japan, at the foot of Mount Fuji. It is an important communications and industrial center. Population: 236,000. |
Fuji, Mount also Fu·ji·ya·ma (f j-yäm , -mä) or Fu·ji·no·ya·ma (-n -) or Fu·ji·san (-sän) The highest peak, 3,778.6 m (12,389 ft), in Japan, in central Honshu west-southwest of Tokyo. An almost perfectly symmetrical snow-capped volcanic cone, it is a sacred mountain and pilgrimage site. Its last major eruption was in 1707. |
Fuji [ˈfuːdʒɪ]
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(Placename) Mount. an extinct volcano in central Japan, in S central Honshu: the highest mountain in Japan, famous for its symmetrical snow-capped cone. Height: 3776 m (12 388 ft.) Also called Fujiyama Fuji-san
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| Noun | 1. |  fuji - shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossomsflowering cherry - any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms |
| 2. |  Fuji - an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages |
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