峡
峡
9 strokes
Frequency: 1833
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
gorge
ravine
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョウ
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はざま
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
き
ば
Common Words
1
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
Examples
アメリカンインディアンの祖先は、ベーリング海峡を経由してアジアから米大陸へ渡った。
The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.
1
English Channel
Examples
英仏海峡を泳ぎ渡るのに成功した最初の人はウェッブ船長でした。
The first man that succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb.
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