中央アルプス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	央
ちゅう Grade: 1	おう Grade: 3
on’yomi	goon

Etymology

Compound of 中(ちゅう)央(おう) (chūō, “center, middle”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”), literally “Central Alps.”

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうおーア​ルプス [chùúóó áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːo̞ː a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝpɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝ]

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)央(おう)アルプス • (Chūō Arupusu) 

1. Synonym of 木曽山脈 (Kiso Sanmyaku, “Kiso Mountains”)

   Hypernym: 日本アルプス (Nihon Arupusu)

   Hyponyms: 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu), 南アルプス (Minami Arupusu)