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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

飽ほう和わ

houwa

saturation

Example sentences

  1. ゲーム機きの国内市場こくないしじょうは飽和ほうわ状態じょうたいで、大おおきなヒットは期待きたいできない。

    Being that the domestic game market is saturated, one can’t hope for a big hit.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. というのも、このころには酒類市場しゅるいしじょうは飽和ほうわに達たっしつつあったからである。

    This was because the liquor market was being saturated around this time.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. アーバンネットワーク圏内けんないのため旅客数りょかくすう・列車本数れっしゃほんすうとも多おおいが、一部いちぶを除のぞき、ほとんど単線たんせんであるため、朝あさラッシュ時じの輸送力ゆそうりょくは飽和ほうわ状態じょうたいに近ちかい。

    Passenger numbers and train services are both high because the line is within the Urban Network area, but most of it is single track, so its capacity during the morning rush hour is close to saturation.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 飽和

  • 飽sated; tired ofOnホウKunあきる・あかす・あく
  • 和harmony; Japanese styleOnワ・オ・カKunやわらぐ・やわらげる・なごむ

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