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峡湾 (きょうわん, kyouwan) Japanese meaning: fjord | Kotomora

峡きょう湾わん

きょ

う

わ

ん

Meanings

1

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

Don't confuse with

峡きょう谷こく
峡谷 is a deep river-cut canyon on land, while 峡湾 refers to a fjord, a narrow sea inlet between cliffs; the shared 峡 kanji makes them easy to mix up.

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.