海峽

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Chinese

ocean; sea gorge
trad. (海峽) 海 峽
simp. (海峡) 海 峡

Pronunciation

Noun

海峽

  1. strait; channel
    海峽殖民地／海峡殖民地  ―  Hǎixiá Zhímíndì  ―  Straits Settlements
  2. Short for 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá, “Taiwan Strait”).
    海峽兩岸／海峡两岸  ―  hǎixiá liǎng'àn  ―  both sides of the Taiwan Strait

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (海峽):
  • → Japanese: 海峡(かいきょう) (kaikyō)
  • → Korean: 해협(海峽) (haehyeop)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 峽
かい
Grade: 2 		きょう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 海峽 – see the following entry.
【海峡かいきょう】
strait, channel
(This term, 海峽, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
海峽

Noun

海峽 • (haehyeop) (hangeul 해협)

  1. hanja form? of 해협 (“strait, channel”)
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