尾根

尾根

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

• IPA^(key): [o̞.ne̞]

Noun

尾根 (hiragana おね, rōmaji one, historical hiragana をね)

1. a mountain ridge

   尾 (お)根 (ね)伝 (つた)いに歩 (ある)く

   one tsutai ni aruku

   to walk along a ridge

   尾 (お)根 (ね)まで登 (のぼ)る

   one made noboru

   to climb up to a ridge

Synonyms

• 峰 (みね) (mine)
• 稜線 (りょうせん) (ryōsen)
• 脊梁 (せきりょう) (sekiryō)

References

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