Illustration: Deep in a Japanese mountain valley, two hikers pause beside a small timber shelter where a narrow trail crosses a clear stream. Steep wooded slopes enclose them on both sides, and further ridges rise behind the valley, leaving no town or open lowland visible.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

山さん中ちゅう

sanchuu

in the mountains

Also read やまなか; that reading is common in surnames. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはかつては山中さんちゅうにひとりで暮くらしていた。

    At one time I lived alone in the mountains.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その小道こみちは山中さんちゅうを縫ぬって続つづいている。

    The path twists through the mountains.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その宝物ほうもつは山中さんちゅうのどこかに隠かくされていると信しんじられている。

    The treasure is believed to lie hidden somewhere in the mountain.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 山中

  • 山mountainOnサン・センKunやま
  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる

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