Word Meaning 山越え (Yamagoe): Crossing a Mountain

Meaning

English

crossing a mountain

Reading

Kana

やまごえ

Romaji

yamagoe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 122476 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山越し

やまごし

immediately after one's draw

山を越す

やまをこす

to surmount a difficulty

山越しをする

やまごしをする

to cross a mountain

一山越す

ひとやまこす

to go over the hump

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

さんろ

mountain path

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

山形

やまがた

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)

Example Sentences

2

山越えの道は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。

The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.

暖かい軽い空気は山越えすると上空に上昇し、地上には下りてこないことなど、風は地形によって変わります。

When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.