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区間

くかん

section; stretch; segment (of a line, route or road between two points)

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Examples

  1. この区間は工事中です。

    このくかんはこうじちゅうです。

    This section is under construction.

  2. 不通区間の開通の見込みはまだない。

    ふつうくかんのかいつうのみこみはまだない。

    There is still no prospect of the closed section reopening.

  3. 駅伝では区間ごとに走者が交代する。

    えきでんではくかんごとにそうしゃがこうたいする。

    In a road relay, the runners change over at the end of each leg.

Common patterns

区間を走る
to run a section
運休区間
the suspended section (of a line)
区間賞
the prize for the best leg (in a relay)

Memory tip

A stretch between two points on a line — rail, road or relay course. Keep it apart from 区域 (an area on a map) and 期間 (a stretch of time, which sounds similar).

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