The cluster of summits in the area was originally referred to as 'Nyoigatake') but, today, the summit at the front on the west side (466m) where the daimonji is located is called 'Daimonji-yama' and the main highest summit (474m) is called 'Nyoigatake.'
もともとは一帯の山塊を「如意ヶ岳」と呼んでいたが、現在は大文字がある西側の前峰（466m）を「大文字山」と呼び、最高点である主峰（474m）を「如意ヶ岳」と呼ぶ。