JLPT · Level 127
15 words
Japanese word
中腹
Pronunciation
Romajichūfuku
Meaning
- nounhalfway up a mountain
Example
山の中腹に小さな寺があります。yama no chū fuku ni chii sa na tera ga a ri ma su
There is a small temple halfway up the mountain.
More examples
山の中腹から、頂上までの道は急です。yama no chū fuku ka ra chō jō ma de no michi wa kyū de su
The path from halfway up the mountain to the summit is steep.
Core concept
Describes a position on a mountain's slope between the foot and the summit.
Common phrases
山の中腹yama no chū fuku
halfway up a mountain
中腹付近chū fuku fu kin
near the middle of a mountain
Similar words
山腹sanpuku: The sloping side of a mountain considered as a broad area.
Definition in Japanese
山のふもとと頂上の間にある斜面の部分。yama no fu mo to to chō jō no aida ni a ru sha men no bu bun
Word origin
中腹 (chūfuku, "halfway up a mountain") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 中 (chū, "middle") and 腹 (fuku, "belly"), treating the mountain as having a middle section.
Usage tips
- 中腹 (chūfuku) is common in formal descriptions of where a temple, village, or trail lies on a mountain, while 山腹 (sanpuku) more generally means the mountain's slope or side.
Other meanings
- mountainsidenoun