嶺
嶺

peak, summit

17 strokesFrequency 1,959JLPT N1Grade 9

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みね

Nanori

ね

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Common Words

峰嶺峯みねNounFreq #10081
1

peak; summit; ridge; top

Examples
その峰は雲の上にそびえている。
The peak rises above the clouds.
2

back of a blade

高嶺の花たかねのはな高値の花NounExpressionFreq #28269
1

Idiomatic expression

prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak

Examples
そんなことは私には高嶺の花です。
That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.
高嶺高根たかねこうれい (高嶺)NounFreq #48545
1

high peak

分水嶺ぶんすいれいNounFreq #53911
1

watershed; divide

山嶺さんれいNounFreq #81457
1

mountaintop; summit

銀嶺ぎんれいNounFreq #116397
1

silvery, snow-capped mountain

北嶺ほくれいNounFreq #139304
1

Mount Hiei

2

Enryaku-ji (Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei)

海嶺かいれいNounFreq #146466
1

(submarine) ridge

嶺上れいじょうNounArchaicFreq #149070
1

mountain top; summit

雪嶺せつれいNounFreq #150977
1

snow-capped peak

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