Japanese

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Kanji in this term
みなみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 南アルプス市 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (みなみ) (minami, south) + アルプス (Arupusu, Alps), literally “Southern Alps.”

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) なみア [mìnámí áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [mʲina̠mʲi a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

Proper noun

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(みなみ)アルプス (Minami Arupusu

  1. Minami-Alps (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Synonym of 赤石山脈 (Akaishi Sanmyaku, Akaishi Mountains)
    Hypernym: 日本アルプス (Nihon Arupusu)
    Hyponyms: 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu), 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu)