山腹 (さんぷく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

山腹 (さんぷく) means hillside / mountainside.

See example sentences below.

山腹 at a glance

山腹

さんぷくsanpuku

N1noun

hillside / mountainside

山腹さんぷくsanpukuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

hillside / mountainside

Example 1

山腹に小さな村がある。

Translation

There is a small village on the hillside.

Example 2

登山道は山腹を通っている。

Translation

The mountain trail passes along the mountainside.