backwater in Japanese
backwater in Japanese is 僻地, 奥地, 辺境 — backwater means a place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
backwater in Japanese
僻地
Pronounced: hekichi
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
奥地
Pronounced: okuchi
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
辺境
Pronounced: henkyō
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
What does "backwater" mean?
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noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
"The village had been a sleepy backwater for centuries before the new highway arrived."
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noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.
"Herons often fish in the calm backwaters along the riverbank."
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backwater in a sentence
- The village had been a sleepy backwater for centuries before the new highway arrived.
- Herons often fish in the calm backwaters along the riverbank.
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What is "backwater" in Japanese?
"backwater" in Japanese is 僻地, 奥地, 辺境. backwater means: A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
How do you pronounce 僻地?
"backwater" in Japanese is 僻地, pronounced "hekichi".
How do you use "backwater" in a sentence?
Example: "The village had been a sleepy backwater for centuries before the new highway arrived." In Japanese, "backwater" is 僻地, 奥地, 辺境.
Are there other ways to say "backwater" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "backwater": 僻地, 奥地, 辺境.
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