三角州

三角州

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	角	州
さん Grade: 1	かく Grade: 2	す Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 三角洲

Etymology

From Chinese 三角洲

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) さんかく​す [sàńkákúꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) さんか​くす [sàńkáꜜkùsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋka̠kɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

三角州 (hiragana さんかくす, rōmaji sankakusu)

1. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Synonyms

• デルタ (deruta)

See also

• 三 (さん)角 (かく) (sankaku)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN