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地峡 (ちきょう, chikyou) Japanese meaning: isthmus | Kotomora

地ち峡きょう

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きょ

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Meanings

1

isthmus

Geographical term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.

パナマ地ち峡きょうは北きたアメリカと南みなみアメリカをつないでいる。
The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America.

Kanji

地ground, earth
峡gorge, ravine

Related words

海かい峡きょう
海峡 means 'strait' or 'channel' (a narrow body of water), while 地峡 refers to a narrow strip of land.

Etymology

Compound of 地 (chi, 'land') and 峡 (kyō, 'gorge' or 'narrow'), literally 'land gorge'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'isthmus'.