Japanese symbol for “isthmus”
地峡
ちきょう
Romaji: chikyou
isthmus
In Japanese, isthmus is 地峡, read ちきょう (chikyou).
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Meanings
- n isthmus
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “isthmus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 峡部 | きょうぶ kyoubu | isthmus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 峡谷 | きょうこく kyoukoku | gorge; ravine; canyon |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.