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    3. 黄河

    黄河

    黄こう河が

    Yellow River (China)

    KMT10News #32+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    こうが

    Noun

    1.
    Yellow River (China)

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    黄こう河がは中ちゅう国ごくの大おおきな川いかわです。

    The Yellow River is a large river in China.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    黄こう河がの流りゅう域いきは、肥ひ沃よくな土と地ちが広ひろがり農のう業ぎょうが盛さかんです。

    The Yellow River basin has vast fertile land and agriculture is thriving.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの多おおくの王おう朝ちょうが黄こう河がのほとりで興こう亡ぼうを繰くり返かえしました。

    Many ancient Chinese dynasties rose and fell repeatedly along the banks of the Yellow River.

    KMT9HistoryNature & Environment
    黄こう河がは中ちゅう国ごく文ぶん明めいのゆりかごと呼よばれています。

    The Yellow River is called the cradle of Chinese civilization.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentHistoryCulture & Traditions
    黄こう河がは、その泥どろの色いろから「黄き」の字じが当あてられ、時ときに「中ちゅう国ごくの憂うれい」とも称しょうされます。

    The Yellow River is given the character "黄" (yellow) from the color of its mud, and is sometimes called "China's Sorrow."

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    黄
    き・こ-…(4)
    yellow
    河
    かわ…(4)
    river
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