斜面(しゃめん)

しゃめん
noun
slope, incline, hillside
geography
1. slope, incline, hillside
A surface that is tilted at an angle rather than being flat or vertical. Used for natural terrain such as mountainsides and hills, as well as man-made inclines.
急(きゅう)な斜面(しゃめん)を登(のぼ)った。
I climbed a steep slope.
雪(ゆき)の斜面(しゃめん)をスキーで滑(すべ)り降(お)りた。
I skied down the snowy slope.
大雨(おおあめ)の影響(えいきょう)で斜面(しゃめん)が崩(くず)れ、道路(どうろ)が通行止(つうこうど)めになった。
The slope collapsed due to heavy rain, and the road was closed to traffic.

Usage

A factual, somewhat technical term commonly used in geography, construction, disaster reporting, and skiing contexts. Frequently modified by 急(きゅう)な (steep) or 緩(ゆる)やかな (gentle).

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Compare: 坂(さか) (hill, slope)
Compare: 傾斜(けいしゃ) (inclination, gradient)
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Added 2026.2.22 21:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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