登 山 家(とざんか)

とざんか

noun

mountaineer; alpinist

1. mountaineer; alpinist

A person who climbs mountains seriously, especially one known for difficult or high-altitude climbs.

有名(ゆうめい)な登山家(とざんか)に会(あ)った。

I met a famous mountaineer.

登山家(とざんか)がエベレストに挑(いど)む。

A mountaineer takes on Everest.

彼女(かのじょ)は女性(じょせい)として初(はじ)めて世界(せかい)最高峰(さいこうほう)に登(のぼ)った登山家(とざんか)だ。

She is the mountaineer who was the first woman to climb the world's highest peak.

家(か) marks a person known for an activity, as in 作曲家(さっきょくか) or 専門家(せんもんか). 登山家(とざんか) implies expertise and achievement; someone who simply enjoys hiking is a 登山(とざん)好(ず)き or 登山(とざん)客(きゃく).

Common collocations

有名(ゆうめい)な登山家(とざんか): a famous mountaineer
プロの登山家(とざんか): a professional mountaineer
登山家(とざんか)が遭難(そうなん)する: a mountaineer goes missing (on a mountain)

Similar words

登山者(とざんしゃ): climber — anyone climbing a mountain, at any level

Related Words

Compare: 登山者(とざんしゃ) (climber)

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