中ちゅう腹ふく

ちゅ

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ふ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

halfway up a mountain; mountainside

Refers to the middle part of a mountain slope, not the summit or the base. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

山さん腹ぷく
山腹 also means mountainside but is more formal and often used in geographical or technical contexts, while 中腹 emphasizes the halfway point.
麓ふもと
麓 means the foot or base of a mountain, contrasting with 中腹 which is the middle slope.

Compound of 中 (middle) and 腹 (belly, here metaphorically the slope of a mountain). The reading ちゅうふく follows standard on'yomi.