mountain range; chain of mountains
Refers to a line or chain of mountains as seen from a distance, often with a poetic or scenic nuance. Compare 山脈 (さんみゃく), which is a more technical term for a mountain range.
See also: 山脈 (さんみゃく)
A beautiful mountain range is visible in the distance.
Gentle mountain ridges stretch across this region.
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Rarely used kanji form; normally read さんみゃく for 'mountain range'.
Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 並み (nami, 'line' or 'row'), literally 'mountain row'.