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難破

Reading

Kana: なんぱ
Romaji: nanpa
Kana
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Definition

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shipwreck

Kanji

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

Example Sentences

その(ふね)難破(なんぱ)した。
➥The ship made for the shore.
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(ふね)(いわ)にぶつかって難破(なんぱ)した。
➥The ship was wrecked on the rocks.
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(ふね)出航(しゅっこう)したが、2日後(にちご)難破(なんぱ)した。
➥The ship set sail only to be wrecked two days after.
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(だれ)かをナンパしよう。
➥Let's pick up a chick.
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(ふね)暗礁(あんしょう)()()げて難破(なんぱ)した。
➥The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.
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ダイバー(たち)海底(かいてい)難破船(なんぱせん)()つけた。
➥The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.
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