山中(さんちゅう) さんちゅう noun in the mountains; deep in the mountains geographyplace 1. in the mountains; deep in the mountains Inside a mountain area, away from towns. A written word, common in news reports about accidents, searches, and finds in the mountains. 山中(さんちゅう)で道(みち)に迷(まよ)った。 I got lost in the mountains. 行方不明(ゆくえふめい)の男性(だんせい)が山中(さんちゅう)で見(み)つかった。 The missing man was found in the mountains. 山中(さんちゅう)にひっそりと建(た)つ古(ふる)い寺(てら)を訪(たず)ねた。 I visited an old temple standing quietly deep in the mountains. In conversation, 山(やま)の中(なか) is more usual.Common collocations山中(さんちゅう)で遭難(そうなん)する: to get into trouble in the mountains山中(さんちゅう)に入(はい)る: to go into the mountains山中(さんちゅう)深(ふか)く: deep in the mountainsWatch outAs a surname, 山中(やまなか) is read やまなか general Added 2026.10.10 23:07 · Revised 2026.10.10 23:07 31500/31847_sanchuu