also: さんろ
noun
mountain path; mountain road
Refers to a path or road through mountains, often unpaved or rustic. The reading やまじ is standard; さんろ is rare and literary.
その山路は険しくて、車では通れない。
That mountain path is too steep for cars.
秋の山路を歩くと、紅葉が美しい。
When you walk along a mountain path in autumn, the autumn leaves are beautiful.
Also means 'mountain path', but 山道 is more common in everyday speech. 山路 is slightly more literary and often appears in place names or poetry.
Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 路 (ji, 'path'). The reading やまじ is a kun'yomi compound; さんろ is the on'yomi reading, now rare.