山脈|さんみゃくsanmyaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmountain range; mountain belt
   私は山脈さんみゃくを見みた。↗

   I saw a chain of mountains.

• Synonym連峰れんぽうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Connected peaks, often in mountain names like 「立山連峰」; 「山脈」 is the general term for a belt-like chain of mountains.
• Synonym山並みやまなみNeutralNeutral native word for the line of mountains seen from afar, used in describing scenery; 「山脈」 is a geographic term.
• Synonym山系さんけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A group of mountains forming one system, used in geography, as in 「白神山系」; close to 「山脈」, and the scale can be large or small.
• Synonym連山れんざんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a stretch of mountains, but rare; say 「山並み」 in everyday speech and 「山脈」 in geography.
• Related群峰ぐんぽうWrittenWritten/formal prose for many peaks, with a literary flavor; 「山脈」 is the geographic term for a belt-like chain of mountains.
• Related山岳地帯さんがくちたいNeutralNeutral. A region of high, rugged mountains; the focus is on the area, while 「山脈」 stresses the belt-like chain of mountains.
• Related群山ぐんざんWrittenWritten/formal prose for many mountains joined together; 「山脈」 emphasizes mountainous land stretching in a belt.

For a belt-like chain of mountains in geography, use 「山脈」, as in 「飛騨山脈」. Connected peaks are also 「連峰」 or 「山系」, often in mountain names; the mountain line seen from afar is 「山並み」, and a mountainous region is 「山岳地帯」.

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1. （サンミャク）山やまが帯おび状じょうに連つらなった山岳さんがく地形ちけい。