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秀峰 (shuuhou) Japanese meaning: beautiful mountain | Kotomora

秀しゅう峰ほう

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Meanings

1

beautiful mountain; magnificent peak

A somewhat literary or poetic term for a mountain of outstanding beauty or grandeur. Often used in travel writing, poetry, or formal descriptions.

富ふ士じ山さんは日本にほんの秀しゅう峰ほうの一ひとつだ。
Mount Fuji is one of Japan's magnificent peaks.

Kanji

秀excel, excellence, beauty
峰summit, peak

Related words

名めい峰ほう
名峰 means 'famous mountain' and emphasizes renown, while 秀峰 emphasizes beauty or magnificence.
霊れい峰ほう
霊峰 means 'sacred mountain' and carries a religious or spiritual connotation, unlike the aesthetic focus of 秀峰.

Etymology

Compound of 秀 (しゅう, 'excellent, surpassingly beautiful') and 峰 (ほう, 'peak, summit'). The reading is on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing natural features.

この絵えはアルプスの秀しゅう峰ほうを描えがいている。

This painting depicts the beautiful mountains of the Alps.