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 a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

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)