山腹(さんぷく)

さんぷく
noun
mountainside; hillside; mountain slope
1. mountainside; hillside; mountain slope
The side or slope of a mountain, between the foot and the summit.
山腹(さんぷく)に小屋(こや)がある。
There is a hut on the mountainside.
山腹(さんぷく)を登(のぼ)っていくと景色(けしき)が変(か)わった。
As I climbed up the mountainside, the scenery changed.
大雨(おおあめ)で山腹(さんぷく)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 mountainside collapsed due to heavy rain, and the road was closed to traffic.

Refers to the slope of a mountain between its base and summit.

WORD FORMATION:
山(さん) (mountain) + 腹(ぷく) (belly). The character 腹(はら) is used metaphorically — the 'belly' of a mountain means its side.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 山腹(さんぷく)を登(のぼ)る: to climb the mountainside
  • 山腹(さんぷく)が崩(くず)れる: the mountainside collapses
  • 山腹(さんぷく)に広(ひろ)がる: to spread across the mountainside
  • 山腹(さんぷく)の斜面(しゃめん): mountainside slope

RELATED MOUNTAIN TERMS:

  • 山頂(さんちょう): mountain summit
  • 山麓(さんろく): foot of a mountain
  • 山肌(やまはだ): mountain surface/face

REGISTER:
A somewhat literary or formal word. In everyday speech, 山(やま)の途中(とちゅう) (partway up the mountain) is more natural.

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Added 2026.3.13 8:52 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:49
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