Vocabulary

What does 海抜 (かいばつ, kaibatsu) mean?

海抜 (かいばつ, kaibatsu) means elevation above sea level.

Quick facts
Readingかいばつ
Romajikaibatsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かいばつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaibatsu

elevation above sea level

  1. 1noun height above sea level

Example sentences

  • This village is located 1,000 meters above sea level.

  • Areas with low elevation above sea level have a high risk of tsunamis.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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