山脈 sanmyaku Mountain Range

山脈 is a mountain range, a chain of peaks running on in a long line. Its 脈 is a vein, a line that runs unbroken, as in 鉱脈 (kōmyaku), a vein of ore. The same kanji can also be read yamanami.

The Japanese word 山脈 meaning "Mountain Range" is composed of the kanji 山 (read san) meaning "mountain" and 脈 (read myaku) meaning "vein; pulse; hope".

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