山やま国ぐに

noun

mountainous country; land of mountains

Refers to a country or region dominated by mountains. Often used in geographical descriptions or as a poetic epithet for Japan.

• 日本にほんは山やま国ぐにだから、平へい地ちが少すくない。

  Because Japan is a mountainous country, it has little flat land.

• スイスも山やま国ぐにとして知しられている。

  Switzerland is also known as a mountainous country.