日本アルプス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本
に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1
irregular	goon

Kanji in this term
日	本
にち > にっ Grade: 1	ほん > ぽん Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

Compound of 日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon, “Japan”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”). Coined by British archaeologist William Gowland.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にほんアルプス [nìhóń áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iho̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

(Tokyo) にっぽんアルプス [nìppóń áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [5])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚po̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

Proper noun

日(に)本(ほん)アルプス or 日(にっ)本(ぽん)アルプス • (Nihon Arupusu or Nippon Arupusu)

Japanese Alps: a general name for 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu, “Northern Alps / Hida Mountains”), 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu, “Central Alps / Kiso Mountains”) and 南アルプス (Minami Arupusu, “Southern Alps / Akaishi Mountains”)

References

^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN