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    3. 海流

    海流

    海かい流りゅう

    ocean current

    N1KMT9News #28+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    かいりゅう

    Noun

    1.
    ocean current

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    海かい流りゅうは海うみの水みずを動うごかします。

    Ocean currents move the water in the sea.

    KMT6Nature & Environment
    魚さかなたちは海かい流りゅうに乗のって移い動どうすることが多おおい。

    Fish often travel by riding the ocean currents.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    この地ち域いきの気き候こうは暖だん流りゅうの影えい響きょうを強つよく受うけている。

    The climate of this region is strongly influenced by warm ocean currents.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    日に本ほんの周まわりには、黒くろ潮しおや親おや潮しおといった主しゅ要ような海かい流りゅうが流ながれています。

    Major ocean currents like the Kuroshio Current and the Oyashio Current flow around Japan.

    KMT9Nature & Environmentgeography
    太たい平へい洋ようの深しん層そう海かい流りゅうは地ち球きゅう全ぜん体たいの気き候こう変へん動どうに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしている。

    Deep ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean play an important role in global climate change.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentScience & MathWeather & Geography

    Kanji that make up this word

    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
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