Meaning

Primary

Glacier

Word Type

noun

Explanation

An ice river is some ice that moves (very slowly) like a river. That is a glacier. In fact, many inlets and sounds were created with glaciers, because glaciers moved through them like rivers... not very quickly, though.

Reading

ひょうが
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for is the one you didn't learn. Think of the glacier coming slowly to your door. It rings your doorbell and says heyo (ひょう). Note that the becomes here.

Context

Context Sentences

地球温暖化のために、毎年溶けている氷河が増えている。

The number of melting glaciers has been increasing every year due to global warming.

Kanji Composition