JLPT N1 · Noun

海峡 (kaikyou)

海峡 (かいきょう, kaikyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいきょう
Romaji: kaikyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 海峡

海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

峡

gorge, ravineキョウ・コウ・はざま · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海峡.

海うみsea海岸かいがんseashore海外かいがいforeign航海こうかい(sea) voyage海洋かいようocean海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海運かいうんmaritime transport海抜かいばつheight above sea level海流かいりゅうocean current海路かいろsea route領海りょうかいterritorial waters

Source: JMdict entry 1201320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.