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難破船

Reading

Kana: なんぱせん
Romaji: nanpasen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

shipwreck

Kanji

難
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
破
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
船
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat

Example Sentence

ダイバー達(たち)は海底(かいてい)に難破船(なんぱせん)を見(み)つけた。
➥The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.
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