きょ

noun

  1. channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょ
海峡 かいきょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sea, ocean
カイ うみ み (2nd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
gorge, ravine
キョウ コウ はざま (8th, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
insert between(夾) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide