Illustration: On a riverside cycling path, two maintenance workers measure the stretch between a small footbridge and the next bridge downstream. One stands directly beneath the nearer bridge holding a survey wheel; the other waits beneath the farther bridge beside their equipment cart.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

区く間かん

kukan

section, segment

Example sentences

  1. このバスは一いち区間くかん９０円えんです。

    The bus fare here is 90 yen a section.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 不通ふつう区間くかんの開通かいつうの見込みこみはまだない。

    There’s no hope at this moment that the closed section will be reopened.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. いっつもこの区間くかんは揺ゆれるんだよなあ。

    There’s always a lot of shaking around this part of the track, huh?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 区間

  • 区ward; districtOnク・オウ・コウ
  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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