瀬
瀬

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

19 strokesFrequency 1,152JLPT N1Grade 8

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Nanori

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Common Words

瀬湍せNounFreq #10337
1

shallows; shoal

Examples
人生沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あるわけだから、あまりくよくよしないように。
Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.
2

rapids; current; torrent

3

position; place

4

chance; opportunity

やるせない遣る瀬無い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #16393
1

miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful; downhearted; dreary; having no way to dispel (a feeling); having no solace (from)

瀬戸際せとぎわNounFreq #22302
1

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

Examples
のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
逢瀬おうせNounFreq #22525
1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

Examples
友理子はたまの逢瀬を心行くまで楽しんでしまいました。
Yuriko thoroughly enjoyed her occasional secret meetings with her lover.
浅瀬あさせNoun～の Adj.Freq #24246
1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

Examples
トムが浅瀬をぽちゃぽちゃと歩いて行った。
Tom went splashing through the shallows.
瀬戸せとNounFreq #26415
1

strait; channel

Examples
名古屋と言えば、あなたは瀬戸へ行ったことはありますか。
Speaking of Nagoya, have you ever been to Seto?
高瀬たかせNounFreq #41606
1

shallow river; shallows

2

Abbreviation

flatboat; river boat

立つ瀬がない立つ瀬が無いたつせがない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #43372
1

being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face

瀬戸内海せとないかいNounFreq #46446
1

Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

年の瀬歳の瀬としのせNounExpressionFreq #48653
1

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

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