Kanji

bridge

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はし

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, はし

Common Readings

キョウ, はし

Example sentences

はし
公園の池には小さな石の橋が架かっている。

A small stone bridge spans the pond in the park.

渡る わたる
橋を渡りましょう。

Let's cross the bridge.

桟橋 さんばし
船が桟橋に到着した。

The ship arrived at the pier.

もやい綱 もやいづな
船員は桟橋で太いもやい綱を結んだ。

The crew member tied a thick mooring rope at the pier.

吊り橋 つりばし
その吊り橋を渡るとき、風で少し揺れて怖かった。

When I crossed that suspension bridge, it swayed a little in the wind and was scary.

スリル スリル
初めての吊り橋で、彼はスリルを味わった。

On his first suspension bridge, he felt a thrill.

橋渡し はしわたし
留学生は文化交流の橋渡し役を務める。

International students serve as a bridge for cultural exchange.

歩道橋 ほどうきょう
小学生は歩道橋を渡って学校へ行った。

An elementary school student crossed the pedestrian overpass and went to school.

架け橋 かけはし
彼女は文化と言語の架け橋になりたいと話した。

She said she wanted to become a bridge between cultures and languages.

鉄橋 てっきょう
電車が鉄橋を渡っている

The train is crossing the iron bridge.

Example Vocabulary

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