南アルプス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南
みなみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 南(みなみ) (minami, “south”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”), literally “Southern Alps.”

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みなみアルプス [mìnámí áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [mʲina̠mʲi a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

Proper noun

南(みなみ)アルプス • (Minami Arupusu) 

  1. Minami-Alps (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. synonym of 赤石山脈 (Akaishi Sanmyaku, “Akaishi Mountains”)
    Hypernym: 日本アルプス (Nihon Arupusu)
    Hyponyms: 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu), 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu)
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