Japanese symbol for “bight”
湾曲部
わんきょくぶ
Romaji: wankyokubu
bend; flexure
In Japanese, bight is 湾曲部, read わんきょくぶ (wankyokubu).
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Meanings
- n bend; flexure
- n bight (geogr)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
| 湾岸 | わんがん wangan | gulf coast; bay coast |
| 港湾 | こうわん kouwan | harbour; harbor |
| 湾曲 | わんきょく wankyoku | curve; bend; crook |
| 湾内 | わんない wannai | inside the bay |
| 湾流 | わんりゅう wanryuu | the Gulf Stream |
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
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