Word Meaning 山手

やまて yamate

山手 is read as やまて (yamate) and means hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe).

Meaning

English

hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
place near the mountains

Reading

Kana

やまて

Romaji

yamate

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 海手 Rank 12034 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山の手

やまのて

Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds)

山手線

やまてせん

Yamate Line (Kobe)

山手線

やまのてせん

Yamanote Line (Tokyo)

山道

やまみち

mountain road

山家

やまが

mountain villa

山野

さんや

hills and fields

山地

さんち

mountainous region

山小屋

やまごや

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers)

山火事

やまかじ

forest fire

山元

やまもと

foot of a mountain

山開き

やまびらき

start of the mountain-climbing season

山分け

やまわけ

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.)

Example Sentences

郵便局に何度も足を運ばなくてもいいように、切手を沢山手元においてある。

I keep a good supply of stamps to save trips to the post office.