海峡かいきょう

kaikyō

Noun

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

アメリカンインディアンの祖先そせんは、ベーリング海峡かいきょうを経由けいゆしてアジアから米べい大陸たいりくへ渡わたった。

amerikan'indianno sosenwa bēringukaikaio kēyu shite ajiakara bētairikue watatta.

The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.

Word Pronunciation

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Example Sentences

アメリカンインディアンの祖先そせんは、ベーリング海峡かいきょうを経由けいゆしてアジアから米べい大陸たいりくへ渡わたった。

amerikan'indianno sosenwa bēringukaikaio kēyu shite ajiakara bētairikue watatta.

The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.

Characters

Written Form

海 kanji, 9 strokes
峡 kanji, 9 strokes gorge

Reading

か hiragana, 3 strokes
ka
い hiragana, 2 strokes
i
き hiragana, 4 strokes
ki
ょ hiragana, 2 strokes
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

海峡かいきょうじゃない

kaikyōjanai

The negative form

1. Not a strait.; Not the strait.

★ Common

Noun

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海峡かいきょうだった

kaikyōdatta

The past form

1. Was a strait.

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうで

kaikyōde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. in/at the strait; across the strait

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうの

kaikyōno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Strait of; Channel of

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうじゃありません

kaikyōjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a strait.; It's not a channel.

敬

★ Common

Noun

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海峡かいきょうじゃないです

kaikyōjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a strait.; It isn't a strait.

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうでした

kaikyōdeshita

The polite past form

1. It was a strait.

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうです

kaikyōdesu

The polite form

1. Strait; Passage

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうではありません

kaikyōdewa arimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a strait.; It is not a channel.

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうじゃなかった

kaikyōjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a strait.; Wasn't the strait.

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうだろう

kaikyōdarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a strait.

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうじゃありませんでした

kaikyōjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't a strait.; It wasn't a channel.

敬

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Noun

#1220708

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海峡かいきょうじゃなかったです

kaikyōjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a strait.; Wasn't the strait.

敬

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Noun

#1220708

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海峡かいきょうでしょう

kaikyōdeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably a strait.; Likely a strait.

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうではありませんでした

kaikyōdewa arimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a strait.; Was not a channel.

敬

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうだったら

kaikyōdattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when strait; If/when channel

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうであれば

kaikyōdeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If the strait; When the strait

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Noun

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海峡かいきょうなら

kaikyōnara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when strait; When the strait

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Noun

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