Keyword
ravine
Info
FrequencyTop 2500-2600
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1355
Old form峽
Readings
かい
(12%)
Composed of
mountain
husband
horns
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
gorge; ravine
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
gorge; ravine; gap
between the mountains
sore throat; acute tonsillitis; angina
ravine wind; canyon wind; gorge wind
Examples (9 in total)
At this point the sea narrows into a strait.
They are building a long bridge across the channel.
This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.