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    3. 山手

    山手

    山やま手て

    place near the mountains

    KMT5News #11+1Nature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab7 strokes

    やまて

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    place near the mountains

    Noun

    2.
    hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    山やま手ての家いえは景けし色きが良よい。

    Houses in the hilly area have good views.

    KMT4Home & HousingNature & Environment
    彼かれは山やま手て線せんに乗のって通つう勤きんしている。

    He commutes by taking the Yamanote Line.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    山やま手ての方ほうへ行いくと、空くう気きが澄すんでいる。

    If you go towards the hilly area, the air is clear.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    山やま手ての坂さか道みちを自じ転てん車しゃで登のぼるのは大たい変へんだ。

    It's tough to climb the hilly roads in the Yamate area by bicycle.

    KMT5Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    山やま手て地ち区くは歴れき史し的てきな建たて物ものが多おおく残のこっている。

    Many historical buildings remain in the Yamate district.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
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