Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “海峡”

海峡

かいきょう

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

Example sentence

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

Kanji details

Kun/On information

海
On
かい
Kun
うみ
Stroke count
9

・sea

・ocean

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
峡
On
きょう;こう
Kun
はざま
Stroke count
9

・gorge

・ravine

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9