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Frequency: 1778
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

deluge
flood
vast

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ほん

Common Words

うずい
Noun
Freq #13516
1

flood; flooding

Examples
洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。
The flood overwhelmed the village.
いこうずい
Noun
Freq #39957
1

heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge

Examples
家が数軒その大洪水で流された。
Several houses were carried away by the great flood.
2

great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth

洪牙利
匈牙利
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #50532
1

Hungary

Examples
マリはハンガリーにいたことがある。
Mari has been in Hungary.
こう
Noun
Freq #57538
1

Abbreviation

Hungary

うだいむへん
宏大無辺
洪大無辺
~な Adj.
Noun
四字熟語
~の Adj.
Freq #70734
1

boundless; infinite; vast

鴻図
洪図
こうと
Noun
Freq #108269
1

Rare term

great plan; grand prospect

鴻恩
こうおん
Noun
Freq #152277
1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

鴻大
うだい
~な Adj.
Noun
Freq #185584
1

great; immense

洪業
うぎょう
Noun
Freq #206650
1

glorious achievement

うせきせい
Noun
Freq #213109
1

Obsolete term

diluvial epoch

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