VocabJLPT N1
Canal
NounPlace

Definitions

  1. 1. (navigable) canal
  2. 2. waterway
  3. 3. Unga
  4. 4. Canal
An artificial waterway constructed to allow boats and ships to travel through land or to manage water flow. Famous examples exist around the world and in Japan for both transportation and irrigation purposes.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Whoa, there's a rainbow over the canal — amazing!

Sentence 2

Seriously, traffic's backed up again because of canal construction?!

Sentence 3

Huh, isn't the canal water higher than yesterday?

Sentence 4

The sunset stretched across the canal's surface — I was breathless!

Sentence 5

The schedule just says "canal inspection" and nothing else.