斜面(しゃめん)

しゃめん
noun
slope, incline, hillside
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).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 急(きゅう)な斜面(しゃめん): steep slope
  • 緩(ゆる)やかな斜面(しゃめん): gentle slope
  • 斜面(しゃめん)が崩(くず)れる: the slope collapses (landslide)
  • 斜面(しゃめん)を登(のぼ)る: to climb a slope

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 坂(さか): hill, slope (everyday word, usually refers to roads)
  • 傾斜(けいしゃ): inclination, gradient (more technical/abstract)
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