Extra large mountain?

Driving through Japan with geoguessr I encountered this shop sign:


I suppose it is Yamamoto fuel shop, but why this extra large 山? Does this kanji exist or is it a design element?

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ok. Seen from a slightly different position, the extra large 山 converts to a normal 山. It was a (well done!) collage by Google Street View.
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It’s a shame it was just a glitch, because I can totally see an extra large mountain being added to one of the lower WaniKani levels :smiley: .

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on’yomi: さあん
kun’yomi: やあま

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Thank goodness! I couldn’t find any 異体字 that matched. If you’re interested there are actually a lot of variants for 山, ranging from cool to heavily cursed: u5c71-itaiji-007 (山) - GlyphWiki

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There is even one which comes close:
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The gluing is almost perfect, you only see it at the street border, everything else matches:

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I would probably roll with:
on’yomi: さんざん
kun’yomi: やまじゃま
and the alternative, “modern” spelling of 山々 :smiley:

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Well, except for the drain grating at the bottom.

That one looks more like a castle to me

Wouldn’t be surprised if someone has submitted something like that for a “create a kanji contest” and gave it a reading of さんみゃく or something.

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Wow, that’s seamless

:thinking:

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Slap a 電空 onto it and we’re good :smiley:

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