深しん山ざん幽ゆう谷こく

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Meanings

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noun

deep mountain valleys

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo (four-character compound) used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke remote, secluded mountain scenery.

深しん山ざん幽ゆう谷こくを分わけ入いって、ようやく隠かくれ里ざとにたどり着ついた。
We pushed through deep mountain valleys and finally reached the hidden village.

深deep, heighten, intensify

山mountain

幽seclude, confine to a room, deep

谷valley

Similar words

深しん山ざん
Refers to deep mountains or remote mountain areas, but without the explicit valley imagery of 深山幽谷.
幽ゆう谷こく
Means a secluded or deep valley; less common as a standalone word and often part of compounds like 深山幽谷.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 深山 (deep mountains) and 幽谷 (secluded valleys). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing two two-character words to create a vivid literary image.