中腹
Meanings
1
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.
There is a small shrine halfway up the mountain.
Fog covered the mountainside.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の中腹に〈物〉があるthere is something halfway up (a mountain, hill, etc.)
There is a small shrine halfway up the mountain.
- 中腹まで〈動詞〉to go/climb up to the halfway point
Today we climbed up to the halfway point and turned back.
- 中腹で〈動詞〉to do something (e.g. rest) at the mountainside
We decided to take a break at the mountainside.