Vocabulary

What does 火口 (かこう, kakou) mean?

火口 (かこう, kakou) means volcanic crater; furnace mouth.

Quick facts
Readingかこう
Romajikakou
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かこう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkakou

volcanic crater; furnace mouth

Example sentences

  • Near the crater is dangerous.

  • Smoke is coming out of the volcano's crater.

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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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