Illustration: A cyclist follows a broad bend in a quiet Japanese riverside road, leaning gently as the road curves around a rocky outcrop. The guardrail, drainage channel, and pavement edge all sweep continuously in the same direction, making the shape unmistakable.

カーブ

kaabu

curve, bend

Example sentences

その道みちは緩ゆるやかに西にしにカーブしている。
The road curves gently towards the west.
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あいつの車くるま、カーブでスリップしたんだよ。
His car skidded on the bend.
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道路どうろはそこで急きゅうな右みぎカーブになっている。
The road makes a sharp right turn there.
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