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深山幽谷 (しんざんゆうこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

深しん山ざん幽ゆう谷こく

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ん

ざ

ん

ゆ

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こ

く

Meanings

1

deep mountain valleys

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo (four-character compound) used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke remote, secluded mountain scenery.

深しん山ざん幽ゆう谷こくを分わけ入いっ

て

、

ようやく

隠かく

れ

里ざと

に

たどり

着つ

い

た

。

We pushed through deep mountain valleys and finally reached the hidden village.

Kanji

深deep, heighten, intensify
山mountain
幽seclude, confine to a room, deep
谷valley

Related words

深しん山ざん
Refers to deep mountains or remote mountain areas, but without the explicit valley imagery of 深山幽谷.
幽ゆう谷こく
Means a secluded or deep valley; less common as a standalone word and often part of compounds like 深山幽谷.

Built from

深しん山ざん+幽ゆう谷こく

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 深山 (deep mountains) and 幽谷 (secluded valleys). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing two two-character words to create a vivid literary image.