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[みぞ()]
mizo
noun

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[どぶ()]
dobu

English Meaning(s) for 溝

noun
  1. ditch; drain; gutter; trench
  2. groove; tread
  3. gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

Definition and Synonyms for 溝

Gap a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
Synonyms: さし, ずる, ずれ, ずれる, ギャップ, , 差異, 格差, , , 違い, 違う, 違う, 開き, 開く, 開く, , 隔たり, 隔たる
Trough a channel along the eaves or on the roof
Synonyms: どぶ, 側溝, どぶ川, , , , 縦樋, 雨承け, 雨樋
Channel a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Synonyms: , 堀切り, , , ,
Ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
Synonyms: , 堀割, , , ,
Sulcus any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain
Synonyms: ,
Ditch any small natural waterway
Synonyms: ,
Trough collects and carries away rainwater
Synonyms: どぶ, 側溝, どぶ川, , , , 縦樋, 雨承け, 雨樋

Meanings for each kanji in 溝

» gutter; ditch; sewer; drain; 10**32

Categories 溝 is a member of

Channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
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Disparity inequality or difference in some respect
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Waterway a navigable body of water
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Imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
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Excavation a hole in the ground made by excavating
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Fissure a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 溝

Sample Sentences for 溝

A gulf divided him from them.
After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.
I am afraid to jump over the ditch.
The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.

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