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    3. 黒潮

    黒潮

    黒くろ潮しお

    Kuroshio Current

    KMT8News #22+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab26 strokes

    くろしお

    Noun

    1.
    Kuroshio Current, Japan Current

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    黒くろ潮しおは暖あたたかい海かい流りゅうです。

    The Kuroshio Current is a warm ocean current.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    黒くろ潮しおの影えい響きょうで、日に本ほんの太たい平へい洋よう側がわは冬ふゆでも比ひ較かく的てき暖あたたかい。

    Due to the influence of the Kuroshio Current, Japan's Pacific coast is relatively warm even in winter.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geographygeography
    黒くろ潮しおに乗のって、様さま々ざまな海かい洋よう生せい物ぶつが日に本ほん近きん海かいにやってくる。

    Various marine creatures come to the waters near Japan by riding the Kuroshio Current.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    昔むかしの漁りょう師したちは、黒くろ潮しおの流ながれを読よんで漁りょうを行おこなっていた。

    Old fishermen used to read the flow of the Kuroshio Current to conduct their fishing.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentHistoryCulture & Traditions
    黒くろ潮しおは、豊ゆたかな漁ぎょ場じょうを形けい成せいし、日に本ほんの海かい洋よう生せい態たい系けいに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしている。

    The Kuroshio Current forms rich fishing grounds and plays an important role in Japan's marine ecosystem.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & MathAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
    潮
    しお・うしお…(2)
    tide・salt water・opportunity
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