北アルプス

Japanese
Kanji in this term
北
きた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 北(きた) (kita, “north”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”), literally “Northern Alps.”

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きたア​ルプス [kìtá áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kʲita̠ a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝpɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝ]

Proper noun

北(きた)アルプス • (Kita Arupusu) 

  1. Synonym of 飛驒山脈 (Hida Sanmyaku, “Hida Mountains”)
    Hypernym: 日本アルプス (Nihon Arupusu)
    Hyponyms: 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu), 南アルプス (Minami Arupusu)
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