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山峡 (さんきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

山さん峡きょう

also: やまかい

さ

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きょ

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Meanings

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noun

gorge; ravine; mountain gap

Refers to a deep, narrow valley between mountains. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

その山さん峡きょうには美うつくしい渓けい流りゅうが流ながれている。
A beautiful mountain stream flows through that gorge.
山さん峡きょうの小ちいさな村むらに一いっ泊ぱくした。
We stayed overnight in a small village in a mountain ravine.

Written forms

山峡Usage100%
- さんきょう
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading さんきょう.
- やまかい
  Alternate reading やまかい; less common than さんきょう.

やまかい

Kanji

山mountain
峡gorge, ravine

Similar words

渓けい谷こく
渓谷 is a more common word for a valley or gorge, often with a river. 山峡 emphasizes the narrowness and the surrounding mountains.
谷たに
谷 is a general term for valley, while 山峡 specifically refers to a deep, narrow mountain gorge.

Etymology

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 峡 (gorge, narrow valley). The reading さんきょう is the on'yomi, while やまかい is a mixed on-kun reading.