canal in Japanese
canal in Japanese is 運河, 水路, 管 — canal means a man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
canal in Japanese
運河
Pronounced: unga
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
水路
Pronounced: suiro
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
管
Pronounced: kan
(anatomy, botany) A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.
運河
Pronounced: unga
(anatomy, botany) A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.
What does "canal" mean?
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noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
"We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock."
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noun A tube-shaped passage inside the body or a plant.
"Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it."
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canal in a sentence
- We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock.
- Barges once carried coal along the canal.
- Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it.
- Water moves up through a narrow canal inside the stem of the plant.
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What is "canal" in Japanese?
"canal" in Japanese is 運河, 水路, 管. canal means: A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
How do you pronounce 運河?
"canal" in Japanese is 運河, pronounced "unga".
How do you use "canal" in a sentence?
Example: "We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock." In Japanese, "canal" is 運河, 水路, 管.
Are there other ways to say "canal" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "canal": 運河, 水路, 管.
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