Meaning of 海峡 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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海峡JLPT 1
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Kana Readingかいきょう
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Romajikaikyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
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Example Sentences
海峡, かいきょう used in context
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She failed in her attempt to swim the Channel.
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He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.
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The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.
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The English Channel was rough when we came across.
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We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais.
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Britain is separated from the Continent by the Channel.
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