Word details

海峡

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 海峡.

Dictionary

Entry

海峡いきょうNounFreq #33459
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

gorge, ravine

9 strokesFrequency 1,833JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キョウコウ

Kun

はざま

Nanori

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