also: やました · さんげ
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Refers to the lower part of a mountain or the area at its base. The reading さんか is standard; やました is also used, especially in place names.
その村は山の山下にある。
The village is at the foot of the mountain.
山下まで車で行ける。
You can go by car to the base of the mountain.
There is a small village at the foot of the mountain.
ふもと is the everyday kana word for the foot of a mountain, while 山下 sounds more formal or is used in place names.
山頂 means the summit of a mountain, the opposite end from 山下, the foot of the mountain.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading さんか.
Alternate reading, often used in proper nouns (e.g., the surname Yamashita).
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 下 (below, under). The reading さんか is the standard on'yomi combination; やました is a kun'yomi variant often found in surnames and place names.