Vocab Info

A2 Noun

(みぞ)ditch, drain, gutter, trench, groove, tread, gap (between people, countries, etc.), gulf

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Noun

      1.

      ditch, drain, gutter, trench

    2. Noun

      2.

      groove, tread, indentation

    3. Noun

      3.

      gap (between people, countries, etc.), gulf, rift

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    溝 【みぞ】

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    Examples

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      (みず)(なが)すために(みぞ)()りました。

      I dug a ditch to drain the water.

      • N1

      (みぞ)にはまった(ぶた)()ようともがいています。

      The pig that fell into the trench is struggling to get out.

      • N1

      レコードの(みぞ)(きず)がついて使(つか)えなくなってしまった。

      The record has become unusable because it's groove was scratched.

      • N1

      (つま)不倫(ふりん)をきっかけに、夫婦(ふうふ)(あいだ)(みぞ)(ふか)まってしまいました。

      The gap between the husband and wife deepened as a result of the wife's infidelity.

      • N1

      敷居(しきい)(みぞ)(ほこり)()まっているのが()になるので掃除(そうじ)道具(どうぐ)(ほこり)()りました。

      I was bothered by the dust accumulated in the groove of the threshold, so I removed it using cleaning tools.

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