block in Japanese
block in Japanese is まな板, アパート, 区画 — block means a solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
block in Japanese
まな板
Pronounced: manaita
アパート
Pronounced: apāto
区画
Pronounced: kukaku
断頭台
Pronounced: dantōdai
障害物
Pronounced: shōgaibutsu
塊
Pronounced: katamari
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
ブロック
Pronounced: burokku
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
街区
Pronounced: gaiku
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
遮る
Pronounced: saegiru
阻む
Pronounced: habamu
阻止
Pronounced: soshi
What does "block" mean?
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noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
"The sculptor chipped away at a huge block of marble for months."
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noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
"We walked around the block twice while we waited for the taxi."
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noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
"Lack of money proved a real block to their plans for a bigger house."
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verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
"Please do not block the corridor with those boxes, because people need to pass."
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block in a sentence
- The sculptor chipped away at a huge block of marble for months.
- The wall was built from concrete blocks.
- We walked around the block twice while we waited for the taxi.
- The library is three blocks north of the station, past the park.
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What is "block" in Japanese?
"block" in Japanese is まな板, アパート, 区画. block means: A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
How do you pronounce まな板?
"block" in Japanese is まな板, pronounced "manaita".
How do you use "block" in a sentence?
Example: "The sculptor chipped away at a huge block of marble for months." In Japanese, "block" is まな板, アパート, 区画.
Are there other ways to say "block" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 11 translations listed for "block": まな板, アパート, 区画, 断頭台, 障害物, 塊.
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