Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 山下(Japanese Kanji) やました(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. YA-MA-SHEE-TA, YA-MASH-TA [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below". Categories landforms, motorcycle racers, mountains