reef, sunken rock

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岩礁んしょうNounFreq #46459
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reef

座礁しょう坐礁NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #52575
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running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

暗礁に乗り上げるあんしょうにのりあげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #56848
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to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef

Examples
船は暗礁に乗り上げて難破した。
The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.
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Idiomatic expression

to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

Examples
国会はその法案をめぐって暗礁に乗り上げてしまいました。
The Diet was totally deadlocked over the bill.
暗礁んしょうNounFreq #62145
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reef; sunken rock

2

unforeseen difficulty

Examples
輸入割り当て量についての多国間貿易交渉は暗礁に乗り上げてしまいました。
Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.
サンゴ礁珊瑚礁んごしょうNounFreq #68443
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coral reef

しょうNounFreq #83059
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reef

環礁んしょうNounFreq #94143
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atoll; circular coral reef

礁湖しょうこNounFreq #158619
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barrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon

魚礁漁礁ょしょうNounFreq #169476
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fish reef; reef where fish live and breed

離礁しょうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #206441
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refloating; getting off a reef; getting off the rocks

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