Moto 橋: BridgeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi
- はし
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 116 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ)
- 橋脚きょうきゃくbridge pier; pontoon bridge
- 架橋かきょうbridge building; bridge
- 歩道橋ほどうきょうpedestrian bridge
- 鉄橋てっきょうrailway bridge; iron bridge
- 陸橋りっきょうviaduct; overhead bridge
- アーチ橋アーチきょうarch bridge
- ゲルバー橋ゲルバーきょうcantilever bridge; Gerber bridge
- トラス橋トラスきょうtruss bridge
- ラーメン橋ラーメンきょうrigid-frame bridge
- 可動橋かどうきょうmovable bridge
- 名橋めいきょうfamous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
- 塩橋えんきょうsalt bridge
- 奇橋ききょうunusual bridge
- 搭乗橋とうじょうきょうgangway; boarding bridge
- 斜張橋しゃちょうきょうcable-stayed bridge
- 木橋もっきょうwooden bridge
- 架橋化合物かきょうかごうぶつbridged compound
- 横断歩道橋おうだんほどうきょうpedestrian bridge; footbridge
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 橋はしbridge
- 新橋しんばしShinbashi (section of Tokyo)
- 石橋いしばしstone bridge
- 船橋ふなばしpontoon bridge; temporary bridge made using ships
- 橋渡しはしわたしbridge building; mediation
- 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge
- 舟橋ふなはしpontoon
- あぶない橋を渡るあぶないはしをわたるto tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb
- かけ橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
- かずら橋かずらばしvine bridge; suspension bridge made from vines
- つり橋つりばしsuspension bridge; rope bridge
- 丸木橋まるきばしlog bridge
- 仮橋かりばしtemporary bridge
- 八つ橋やつはしtype of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
- 前橋まえばしMaebashi (city in Gunma)
- 危ない橋を渡るあぶないはしをわたるto tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb
- 反り橋そりはしarched bridge
- 吊り橋つりばしsuspension bridge; rope bridge
- 土橋どばしearthen bridge
- 天の浮き橋あまのうきはしAma no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
- 太鼓橋たいこばしarched bridge
- 懸け橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
- 掛け橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
- 板橋いたばしwooden bridge (with planks)
- 架け橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
- 架け橋となるかけはしとなるto bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
- 桁橋けたばしgirder bridge
- 棧橋さんばしwharf; bridge
- 橋かけはしかけbridge building; cross-linking
- 橋がかりはしがかりcovered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
- 橋げたはしげたbridge girder
Other readings
- ロバの橋ろばのはしpons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
- 一本橋いっぽんばしlog bridge
- 八ッ橋やつはしtype of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
- 八ツ橋やつはしtype of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
- 八橋やつはしtype of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
- 八百八橋はっぴゃくやばしthe large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)
- 剣橋ケンブリッジCambridge
- 吊橋つりばしsuspension bridge; rope bridge
- 天の浮橋あまのうきはしAma no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
- 懸橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
- 掛橋かけはしsuspension bridge; viaduct
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