山さん系けい

さ

ん

け

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

mountain range; mountain system

Refers to a connected group of mountains, often used in geography and earth sciences.

ヒマラヤ山さん系けいは世せ界かいで最もっとも高たかい山やま々やまを含ふくんでいる。
The Himalayan mountain system contains the world's highest peaks.
この地ち域いき

の

山さん

系けい

は

複ふく

雑ざつ

な

地ち

質しつ

構こう

造ぞう

を

持も

っ

て

いる

。

The mountain range in this region has a complex geological structure.

Kanji

山mountain
系lineage, system

Similar words

山さん脈みゃく
山脈 is the more common word for 'mountain range' in everyday use; 山系 is a slightly more technical term often used in geography and geology.

Etymology

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 系 (system, lineage). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for technical terms.