山さん麓ろく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to the lower slopes or the area at the bottom of a mountain. Often used in geographical descriptions or travel contexts.

その村むらは山さん麓ろくに位い置ちしている。
The village is located at the foot of the mountain.
山さん麓ろくには美うつくしい森もりが広ひろがっている。
A beautiful forest spreads out at the base of the mountain.

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Kanji

山mountain
麓foot of a mountain

Related words

山さん下か
山麓 and 山下 both mean the foot of a mountain, but 山麓 is more formal and typical of geographical or literary writing.

Opposites

山さん頂ちょうN1
山麓 is the foot or base of a mountain, the opposite of 山頂, the summit.

Don't confuse with

山さん腹ぷくN1
山麓 means the foot or base of a mountain, whereas 山腹 means the middle slope or side, so learners can easily mix up these similar-looking compounds.

Written forms

山さん麓ろくUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; 麓 is a common-use kanji for 'foot of a mountain'.
山さんろくUsage4%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used when 麓 is considered difficult or in informal writing.

Etymology

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 麓 (foot of a mountain). The kanji 麓 is a phono-semantic compound with 林 (forest) and 鹿 (deer), originally depicting a deer at the forest edge, i.e., the foot of a mountain.