山 間 部(さんかんぶ)

さんかんぶ

noun

mountainous areas; the mountains

1. mountainous areas; inland mountain districts

The parts of a region that lie among mountains, as opposed to plains or the coast. A standard term in weather forecasts.

山間部(さんかんぶ)では雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)るでしょう。

Snow is expected in the mountains.

In the mountain areas, mornings and evenings are bitterly cold.

Because of the heavy rain, villages in the mountain areas are cut off.

Heard constantly in weather forecasts, paired with 平野部(へいやぶ) (the plains) and 沿岸部(えんがんぶ) (the coast).

山間(さんかん)／山間(やまあい): among the mountains; a mountain valley (descriptive, also literary)
山地(さんち): mountainous land (geography term)

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Added 2026.10.10 10:37 · Revised 2026.10.10 10:39

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