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Meaning of 岡

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(Simplified: 冈)
Pinyin: gāng
English Definition: ridge; mound
Chinese Definition:
①山脊:山冈。冈峦。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictographic:Clouds forming over a mountain
Character Formation:
  • Surround from above
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Example Sentences
1
One complete copy of Against Celsus survives, at the Vatican.
2
"I think his narrations on Life are some of the best I've heard him do, " Gunton says.
3
Officials worry most about the Hamaoka plant in Shizuoka prefecture, which is reckoned to pose the greatest risk to Tokyo should a quake strike nearer the capital.
4
Because Hamaoka sits directly over the subduction zone near the junction of two plates, and is overdue for a major earthquake, it is considered to be the most dangerous nuclear power plant in Japan.