noun
mountain range; chain of mountains
Refers to a line or chain of mountains as seen from a distance, often with a poetic or scenic nuance. Compare 山脈 (さんみゃく), which is a more technical term for a mountain range.
See also: 山脈 (さんみゃく)
遠くに美しい山並みが見える。
A beautiful mountain range is visible in the distance.
この地域はなだらかな山並みが続いている。
Gentle mountain ridges stretch across this region.
Rarely used kanji form; normally read さんみゃく for 'mountain range'.
山脈 is a more formal, geological term for a mountain range or chain, while 山並み is a more everyday, scenic word for a line of mountains.
Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 並み (nami, 'line' or 'row'), literally 'mountain row'.