
KANJI
瀬
rapids
shallows, channel, current
Kun'yomi
せ
On'yomi
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Example sentences
激しい瀬の音だけが、静かな森に響いていた。
Only the sound of fierce rapids echoed through the quiet forest.
船は浅瀬に乗り上げてしまい、身動きが取れなくなった。
The boat ran aground on the shallows and became unable to move.
この海の瀬戸は潮流が速く、航海が難しい。
The current in this strait is fast, making navigation difficult.
Practice exercises
1
瀬戸物
pottery; china
Answer
せともの
2
瀬
Answer
せ
3
瀬音
sound of rapids
Answer
せおと
4
早瀬
swift current; rapids
Answer
はやせ
5
瀬
Answer
rapidsshoalshallowcurrent (of a river)
6
瀬戸際
critical moment; brink; turning point
Answer
せとぎわ