北嶺 ほくれい Meanings Noun Mount Hiei See also: 南山 (なんざん). Enryaku-ji (Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei) See also: 南都 (なんと). Kanji 北 north. Read as ホク. 嶺 peak; summit. Read as レイ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists