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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

日本海にほんかい

nihonkai

Sea of Japan

Example sentences

  1. その川かわは日本海にほんかいに流ながれている。

    The river flows into the Sea of Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 移住者いじゅうしゃは大陸たいりくから日本海にほんかいを渡わたってきた。

    Migrants from the continent crossed the Japan sea.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 若狭湾わかさわんは日本海にほんかいの大陥没湾だいかんぼつわんで、リアス式海岸しきかいがんが発達はったつしている。

    Wakasa Bay was created by the large-scale subsidence of the ground into the Sea of Japan, resulting in the formation of the ria coast.

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

Kanji in 日本海

  • 日sun; dayOnニチ・ジツKunひ
  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 海sea; oceanOnカイKunうみ

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