函かん嶺れい

noun

the Hakone Mountains

A literary or historical term referring to the mountains of the Hakone region. In modern contexts, 箱根山 (はこねやま) or simply 箱根 (はこね) is far more common.

• 「函かん嶺れい」は、古ふるい紀き行こう文ぶんなどで箱はこ根ねの山やま々やまを指さす雅が称しょうとして見みられる。

  In old travel writings, '函嶺' can be seen as an elegant name for the mountains of Hakone.