峰(みね)

みね
noun
peak; summit; ridge
naturegeography
1. peak; summit; mountaintop
The top of a mountain or a prominent pointed section of a mountain range.
雪(ゆき)をかぶった峰(みね)が見(み)える。
You can see the snow-capped peaks.
朝日(あさひ)に照(て)らされた峰(みね)が美(うつく)しかった。
The peaks lit up by the morning sun were beautiful.
いくつもの峰(みね)を越(こ)えて、ようやく目的地(もくてきち)にたどり着(つ)いた。
After crossing many peaks, we finally reached our destination.
2. ridge; back of a blade
The blunt back edge of a sword or knife, opposite the cutting edge.
刀(かたな)の峰(みね)で打(う)つ。
To strike with the back of the sword.
峰(みね)打(う)ちなら命(いのち)は取(と)らぬ。
A strike with the back of the blade won't take a life.
包丁(ほうちょう)の峰(みね)でにんにくを潰(つぶ)す。
Crush the garlic with the back of the knife.

A literary and evocative word for mountain peaks, common in nature descriptions and place names. Also has a specialized meaning in swordsmanship.

Common collocations

  • 峰(みね)打(う)ち: striking with the back of a sword (a non-lethal blow)
  • 連(つら)なる峰(みね): a chain of peaks; a mountain range
  • 峰(みね)を越(こ)える: to cross a peak
  • 最高峰(さいこうほう): the highest peak; the pinnacle (also figurative)

Similar words

Writing

Also written as 嶺(みね) in literary contexts. The character 峰(みね) appears in many Japanese surnames and place names.

Related Words

Compare: 頂上(ちょうじょう) (summit, top)
Compare: 山頂(さんちょう) (mountaintop)
Compare: 尾根(おね) (ridge)
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