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Reading

Kana: はり
Romaji: hari
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Definition

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beam; joist

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 はり、 うつばり、 うちばり、 やな、 はし
Meanings: weir, fish trap, beam, girder

Example Sentences

(やな)屋根(やね)をささえている。
➥Beams bear the weight of the roof.
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(かれ)将来(しょうらい)国家(こっか)棟梁(とうりょう)たるべき(うつわ)だ。
➥He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
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この(ほん)によれば、最初(さいしょ)人工(じんこう)橋梁(きょうりょう)(しん)石器(せっき)時代(じだい)にさかのぼるという。
➥This book says the earliest man-made bridges date back to the New Stone Age.
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トラックが橋梁(きょうりょう)接触(せっしょく)した。
➥A truck came into contact with the bridge supports.
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この(やな)は2(かい)(おも)さに()えられないだろう。
➥This beam won't hold the weight of the second story.
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