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    3. 近海

    近海

    近きん海かい

    coastal waters

    KMT6News #13+1Noun, ParticleNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab16 strokes

    きんかい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    coastal waters, adjacent seas

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    この島しまの近きん海かいには魚さかながたくさんいます。

    There are many fish in the coastal waters of this island.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    日に本ほんの近きん海かいは豊ゆたかな漁ぎょ場じょうとして知しられています。

    Japan's coastal waters are known as rich fishing grounds.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentBusiness & Finance
    近きん海かいに生せい息そくする海かい洋よう生せい物ぶつの多た様よう性せいを保ほ護ごする取とり組くみが重じゅう要ようです。

    Efforts to protect the biodiversity of marine life inhabiting coastal waters are important.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentAnimalsScience & Math
    この港みなとは、近きん海かい貿ぼう易えきの拠きょ点てんとして栄さかえてきました。

    This port has flourished as a base for coastal trade.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationBusiness & FinanceHistory
    漁ぎょ船せんは、悪あく天てん候こうのため近きん海かいでの操そう業ぎょうを断だん念ねんせざるを得えなかった。

    The fishing boat had no choice but to abandon operations in the coastal waters due to bad weather.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & GeographyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
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