尾根

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
尾 根
お
Grade: S 		ね
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Compound of 尾 (o, “a mountain ridge”) +‎ 根 (-ne, “root; something sticking up”).

Pronunciation

Noun

尾(お)根(ね) • (one) ←をね (wone)?

  1. a mountain ridge
    尾根(おね)伝(つた)いに歩(ある)く
    one tsutai ni aruku
    to walk along a ridge
    尾根(おね)まで登(のぼ)る
    one made noboru
    to climb up to a ridge

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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