(n) 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, Syn. Fuji-san, Fujinoyama, Fujiyama, Mount Fuji
[ほうらい, hourai] (n) (1) Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology; (2) (See 三蓬莱) sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.)