大洪水

だいこうずい

Meanings

1. Noun heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge
2. great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as ダイ.
• 洪 flood. Read as コウ.
• 水 water. Read as スイ.

Example sentences

• 家が数軒その大洪水で流された。
  Several houses were carried away by the great flood.
• 大洪水がその地域の交通網を麻痺させた。
  A massive flood paralyzed the local transportation network.
• 一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。
  Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.

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