Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 松山(Japanese Kanji) まつやま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ma̠.tsɯᵝ.ja̠ma̠/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "pine mountain" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 松 (matsu), meaning "pine tree", and 山 (yama), meaning "mountain". This is the name of the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.