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    3. 山際

    山際

    山やま際ぎわ

    mountain ridge

    KMT10News #43+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    山ぎわ

    やまぎわ

    Noun

    1.
    mountain ridge, near a mountain

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    山やま際ぎわに夕ゆう日ひが沈しずむ。

    The evening sun sets near the mountain.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    朝あさ焼やけが山やま際ぎわを赤あかく染そめていた。

    The morning glow dyed the mountain ridge red.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    山やま際ぎわにある小ちいさな村むらを訪おとずれた。

    I visited a small village near the mountain.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    山やま際ぎわに広ひろがる棚たな田だは、日に本ほんの原げん風ふう景けいを思しのわせる。

    The terraced rice fields spreading near the mountain evoke Japan's original landscape.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    山やま際ぎわを歩あるくと、様さま々ざまな野や鳥ちょうの声こえが聞きこえてくる。

    When walking near the mountain, you can hear the voices of various wild birds.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimalsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
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