岳たけ

noun, noun, used as a suffix

Mount; Mt.; high mountain

Only with reading たけ / だけ

Most useful for learners as the mountain-name suffix 岳, read たけ or だけ depending on the name. It corresponds to English “Mount” or “Mt.” before a mountain name.

• 夏なつに北きた岳だけへ登のぼった。

  I climbed Mount Kita in the summer.

• 来らい年ねんは穂ほ高たか岳だけに登のぼりたい。

  Next year I want to climb Mount Hotaka.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

high mountain; mountain peak

Only with reading たけ

As an independent noun, 岳 read たけ refers to a high mountain or peak. It is less everyday than 山 and often sounds topographical, literary, or name-like.

• 遠とおくに雪ゆきを頂いただいた岳たけが見みえる。

  A snow-capped peak can be seen in the distance.