山岳

See also: 山嶽

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 山岳 – see 山嶽 (“tall and lofty mountain”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 山嶽).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	岳
さん Grade: 1	がく Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
山嶽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんがく [sàńgákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

山(さん)岳(がく) • (sangaku) 

1. mountains, particularly steep mountain chains

Derived terms

• 山岳信仰(さんがくしんこう) (sangakushinkō)