塹
塹: moat
moat; trench
14 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 1 words here
Readings
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Appears almost only in 塹壕 (ざんごう, trench) and its compounds.
Key words
塹壕ざんごうtrench
塹壕戦ざんごうせんtrench warfare
塹壕熱ざんごうねつtrench fever
Example sentences
兵士たちは泥だらけの塹壕で、雨をしのいでいた。
The soldiers were sheltering from the rain in a muddy trench.
第一次世界大戦の西部戦線では、長い塹壕戦が続いた。
On the Western Front of the First World War, a long period of trench warfare dragged on.
戦場では、シラミが媒介する塹壕熱に苦しむ兵士が多かった。
On the battlefield, many soldiers suffered from trench fever, carried by lice.