山さん脈みゃく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

mountain range; mountain belt

Refers to a chain or system of mountains. Used in geography and everyday language.

〈山さん脈みゃく〉が連つらなるfor a mountain range to stretch/extend in a line
アンデス山さん脈みゃくは南なん北ぼくに長ながく連つらなっている。
The Andes mountain range stretches for a long distance from north to south.
〈山さん脈みゃく〉を越こえるto cross over a mountain range
登と山ざん家かたちはヒマラヤ山さん脈みゃくを越こえて隣りん国ごくへ向むかった。
The mountaineers crossed the Himalayan mountain range and headed to the neighboring country.

山さん地ちN1
山地 refers broadly to mountainous terrain or region, while 山脈 specifically denotes a continuous chain of mountains.
山さん系けい
山系 is a more technical geographical term for a mountain system that may include several 山脈, whereas 山脈 refers to a single connected chain.
アルプス
山脈 is the general word for any mountain range, while アルプス specifically denotes the European Alps or, in proper names, an Alps-like high range such as 日本アルプス.
連れん峰ぽう
山脈 is the broader geographic term for a mountain range or chain, while 連峰 emphasizes the visible connection of individual peaks.

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山やま々やまN1
山脈 names a specific, continuous mountain range, whereas 山々 is a looser collective term for many mountains in general.
山さん岳がくN1
山脈 specifically means a connected geological mountain range, whereas 山岳 more broadly covers mountains or mountainous areas in general.

人じん脈みゃく
山脈 (mountain range) shares the kanji 脈 with 人脈 (network of contacts) but has an entirely unrelated meaning.

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 脈 (vein, range), referring to a chain of mountains like veins.