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山上 (さんじょう, sanjou) Japanese meaning: mountain top | Kotomora

山さん上じょう

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Meanings

1

mountain top; summit

Refers to the top or upper part of a mountain. Often used in geographical descriptions, news reports, and literary contexts.

山さん上じょうから見みる景色けしきは素す晴ばらしい。

Expressions

山さん上じょうの垂すい訓くんthe Sermon on the Mount

Kanji

山mountain
上above, up

Related words

山さん頂ちょう
山頂 is a more technical or formal term for the peak or summit of a mountain, while 山上 can refer more broadly to the upper area of a mountain.
頂ちょう上じょう
頂上 emphasizes the very top or apex, often used for both mountains and metaphorical peaks; 山上 is more specifically about the mountain's upper surface.

Etymology

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 上 (top/above). The reading さんじょう is the on'yomi combination.

The view from the mountain top is wonderful.

山さん上じょうに小ちいさな神じん社じゃがある。

There is a small shrine on the mountain top.