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A2 Noun

堰(せき)dam, weir, barrier, sluice

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        dam, weir, barrier, sluice

    All Forms

    堰 【せき】、堰 【いせき】、堰 【い】、井堰 【いせき】

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    • 堰(せき)が川(かわ)の流水(りゅうすい)を堰(せ)き止(と)めています。

      The dam is blocking the flow of the river.

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    • 水量(すいりょう)や流量(りゅうりょう)を調節(ちょうせつ)するために堰(せき)を設(もう)ける。

      A weir is being set up to regulate the volume and flow of water.

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    • 川(かわ)の途中(とちゅう)や流出(りゅうしゅつ)口(ぐち)には、よく堰(せき)が設(もう)けられています。

      Dams are often installed in the middle of the river and at the outflow.

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    • 堰(せき)がなかったせいでその川(かわ)の増水(ぞうすい)を止(と)められなかったのです。

      Because there was no dam, we couldn't stop the river from flooding.

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    • もしも堰(せき)がなかったら、流量(りゅうりょう)を調節(ちょうせつ)できずに川(かわ)が氾濫(はんらん)していただろう。

      If there was no dam, we would not have been able to regulate the flow, and the river would have flooded.

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