How to say "iceberg" in Japanese

• 氷山ひょうざんCommon
  nounThe common word for an iceberg: a large mass of ice floating in the sea, written with the characters for 'ice' and 'mountain'. This is the word you will usually want.
  水面すいめんに現あらわれてるのは氷山ひょうざんの先端せんたんにすぎない。↗

  What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
• アイスバーグ
  nounA katakana rendering of the English word, with the same meaning as 氷山. It is less common, so for an iceberg 氷山 is normally the word you want; you will seldom need this.

Both words denote a large mass of ice floating in the sea: 氷山 is the common word and normally the right choice, while 「アイスバーグ」 is a less common katakana equivalent.

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• 氷山ひょうざんiceberg
• アイスバーグiceberg