Components
Traditional (嶺)
collar
Simplified (岭)
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Historical Evolution
嶺
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嶺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岭 / 嶺 [lǐng]
mountain range; mountain ridge
Japanese
noun
- peak; summit; ridge; top
- back of a blade
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
嶺 いただき
Itadaki surname
嶺 たかし
Takashi given name
嶺 みね
Mine female given namesurname
嶺 みねさき
Minesaki surname
嶺 りょう
Ryō surnamegiven name
嶺 れい
Rei female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (64)
翻山越岭 [fānshānyuèlǐng] #35,121
to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
分水岭 [fēnshuǐlǐng] #40,697
dividing range
岭南 [Lǐngnán] #16,802
south of the five ranges
山岭 [shānlǐng] #42,820
mountain ridge
秦岭 [Qínlǐng] #23,985
Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi forming natural barrier between Guanzhong plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guānzhōngpíngyuán] and Han River 漢水|汉水[Hànshuǐ] valley
崇山峻岭 [chóngshānjùnlǐng] #56,232
towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
八达岭 [Bādálǐng] #25,183
Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
松岭 [Sōnglǐng] #51,256
Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
荒山野岭 [huāngshānyělǐng] #56,126
wild, mountainous country
大兴安岭 [Dàxīng'ānlǐng] #32,091
Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēilóngjiāng] in northeast China
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 峰 [みね] #10,081
peak
高嶺の花 [たかねのはな] #28,269
prize beyond one's reach
高嶺 [たかね] #48,545
high peak
分水嶺 [ぶんすいれい] #53,911
watershed
山嶺 [さんれい] #81,457
mountaintop
銀嶺 [ぎんれい] #116,397
silvery, snow-capped mountain
北嶺 [ほくれい] #139,304
Mount Hiei
海嶺 [かいれい] #146,466
(submarine) ridge
雪嶺 [せつれい] #150,977
snow-capped peak
峻嶺 [しゅんれい] #153,329
steep peak
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