山道|やまみちyamamichi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounmountain road; mountain trail
   この山道さんどうを登のぼると美うつくしい湖みずうみに出でる。↗

   This mountain path ascends to the beautiful lake.

• Synonym峠道とうげみちNeutralA road that goes over a mountain pass; 「山道」 is the general term for roads in the mountains, with no link to a pass.
• Related切通しきりどおしNeutralA passage cut through a hill instead of a tunnel, stressing the artificially cut shape of the road; 「山道」 is a general term for any road in the mountains.

「山道」 is the general term for a road through the mountains, as in 「険しい山道」. Use 「峠道」 for a road crossing a pass and 「切通し」 for one cut through a hill.

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1. 山やまの中なかを通とおる道みち。