Asama

American  

[uh-sah-muh, ah-sah-mah] / əˈsɑ mə, ɑˈsɑ mɑ /

noun

1. Mount Asama, a volcano in central Honshu, northwest of Tokyo: one of the largest active volcanoes in Japan. 8,340 feet (2,542 meters).

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Etymology

Origin of Asama

First recorded in 1875–80; from Japanese

Example Sentences

The team pinpointed a plausible suspect: Japan’s Mount Asama, which records indicate erupted in 1108 C.E.

From Science Magazine

Mount Asama last erupted in 2015 and is one of the country's most active volcanoes.

From BBC

The court determined that “Shinto priests’ negligence in performing religious rights” had angered the volcano, and it ordered provinces nearest Mount Fuji to increase worship of the volcano’s deity, Asama no Okami.

From New York Times

Mohammad afterwards went to see Asama bint Omis, the wife of Jafar, and bent down over his children to "smell" them; tears welling up in his eyes and trickling pearl-like down his beard.

From Project Gutenberg

Mount Asama in central Honshu has been erupting regularly for 1,500 years—the last time in 2009.

From Newsweek