北アルプス

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) たア [kìtá áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kʲita̠ a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

Proper noun

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(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)