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Reading

Kana: いかだ
Romaji: ikada
Kana
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Definitions

1

raft

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

forearm protector

3

skewered baby-eel kabayaki

See also: かば焼き

Kanji

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ボチ、 いかだ
Meaning: raft
Readings: フ、 ばち、 いかだ
Meanings: drumstick, raft

Example Sentences

(ふね)(いかり)()ろした。
➥The ship dropped anchor.
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いかだは(きし)からずっと(とお)くへ漂流(ひょうりゅう)した。
➥The raft has drifted far off from the shore.
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(わたし)(わか)(とき)、よく(いかだ)(かわ)(くだ)ったものだ。
➥In my youth we used to float down the river on a raft.
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少年(しょうねん)たちはいかだで(かわ)をくだった。
➥The boy went down the river on a raft.
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(かれ)広大(こうだい)太平洋(たいへいよう)をいかだで横断(おうだん)した。
➥He crossed the immense pacific on a raft.
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いかだでその(かわ)(くだ)ったときははらはらした。
➥It was an adventure going down the river on a raft.
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