遠浅

とおあさ

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun shoal; wide shallow beach

Kanji

• 遠 far. Read as とおい.
• 浅 shallow. Read as あさい.

Example sentences

• 「まだ浅いね。足とどく」「結構遠浅だな。よつばもまだ足つくだろ」
  "It's still shallow, eh. My feet still touch the bottom." "It's quite a shallow beach. Yotsuba, you can still touch the bottom can't you?"

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