間かん欠けつ河か川せん

noun

intermittent river; intermittent stream

Technical term in geography and hydrology for a watercourse that flows only seasonally or after heavy rain. Rare in everyday language.

• この地ち域いきには間かん欠けつ河か川せんが多おおく、雨う季き以い外がいは干ひ上あがっている。

  There are many intermittent rivers in this region; they dry up except during the rainy season.