Vocabulary

What does 湾 (わん, wan) mean?

湾 (わん, wan) means bay, gulf.

Quick facts
Readingわん
Romajiwan
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
わん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwan

bay, gulf

  1. 1noun · noun suffix bay; gulf; inlet

Example sentences

  • Tokyo Bay has a lot of ships.

  • The scenery of the bay is very beautiful.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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