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N3 Noun

流域(りゅういき)(river) basin

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    The area of land where water from rivers and their tributaries is collected and flows.

    1. Noun

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      drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley

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    流域 【りゅういき】

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      この(かわ)流域(りゅういき)はどのくらいですか?

      How large is the basin of this river?

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      その流域(りゅういき)では(かわ)氾濫(はんらん)度々(たびたび)()こる。

      Frequent river flooding occurs in that basin.

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      海外(かいがい)じゃなくて国内(こくない)(かわ)流域(りゅういき)について調査(ちょうさ)したいです。

      I would like to investigate the basins of rivers within the country, not overseas.

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      アマゾン(がわ)流域(りゅういき)最大(さいだい)面積(めんせき)は705(まん)平方(へいほう)キロメートルだ。

      The Amazon River has a maximum basin area of 7.05 million square kilometers.

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      流域(りゅういき)面積(めんせき)(せま)いからといってその(かわ)影響(えいきょう)(すく)ないとは(かぎ)らない。

      Just because the basin area is small doesn't necessarily mean that the river's impact is minimal.

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