連峰・連峯|れんぽうrenpou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmountain range

• Synonym山脈さんみゃくNeutralThe same word as above: written 「山脈」 it is still read 「やまなみ」; read 「さんみゃく」, 「山脈」 is a different word for a geographic mountain system.
• Synonym連山れんざんWrittenConnected mountains, essentially interchangeable with 「連峰」 but used less; also the name of an ancient Chinese divination method.
• Related山並みやまなみNeutralFor a scenic view of ranges rolling into the distance; 「連峰」 points to the line of peaks itself, as in 「立山連峰」.
• Related群峰ぐんぽうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a host of peaks, stressing their number in scenic description; 「連峰」 stresses that the peaks connect, and often follows a mountain name.
• Related群山ぐんざんWrittenWritten/formal prose for many mountains clustered together or a mountainous region; less common. 「連峰」 focuses on peaks linked in a line.
• Antonym単峰WrittenWritten/formal prose for a mountain with a single peak; the opposite of 「連峰」 in number of peaks, and rare in everyday use.
• Antonym孤峰WrittenWritten/formal prose, with a literary flavor, for a lone standing peak; contrasts with 「連峰」 in isolation versus connection.

Use 「連峰」 for a chain of connected peaks, often after a mountain name as in 「八ヶ岳連峰」. For a distant scenic view of rolling mountains choose 「山並み」; for sheer numbers of peaks 「群峰」 or 「群山」; 「連山」 is a rarer synonym; 「単峰」 and 「孤峰」 are single, isolated peaks.

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1. （れんぽう）続つづき、また、連つらなる峰みね。連山れんざん。