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gorge
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingキョウコウ
Kun readingはざま

Meanings

  1. gorgeRtK
    イギリス泳ぎ渡っ唯一アメリカHe is the only American who has swum the English Channel.tatoeba
    鉄道路線津軽海通っ北海道まで延長The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.tatoeba
  2. ravine
  1. canyon
  2. glen

Popular Usage

海峡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

mountain () · scissors · husband · horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1355

Compound words

私達が渡ってきた時イギリス海は荒れていた。
The English Channel was rough when we crossed.tatoeba
私たちはドーバーからカレーまで海横断フェリーに乗った。
We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais.tatoeba

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