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峡湾 (きょうわん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

峡きょう湾わん

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Meanings

1

noun

fjord

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by glacial erosion. Used in geographical contexts.

ノルウェーの峡きょう湾わんは観かん光こう名めい所しょとして有ゆう名めいだ。
The fjords of Norway are famous as tourist attractions.

Kanji

峡gorge, ravine
湾gulf, bay, inlet

Similar words

フィヨルド
フィヨルド is the more common loanword for fjord in modern Japanese, while 峡湾 is a less frequent kanji-based term used mainly in geographical or formal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 峡 (kyō, 'gorge, ravine') and 湾 (wan, 'bay, inlet'), literally 'gorge bay'. The term is a direct kanji representation of the geographical feature.