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盆地

ぼんち

basin (geography)

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Examples

  1. 盆地は夏、とても暑い。

    ぼんちはなつ、とてもあつい。

    Basins get very hot in summer.

  2. 京都は盆地にある町だ。

    きょうとはぼんちにあるまちだ。

    Kyoto is a city that sits in a basin.

  3. 山に囲まれた盆地では、冬の朝に霧が出やすい。

    やまにかこまれたぼんちでは、ふゆのあさにきりがでやすい。

    In a basin surrounded by mountains, fog forms easily on winter mornings.

Common patterns

山に囲まれた盆地
a basin surrounded by mountains
盆地の気候
the climate of a basin
甲府盆地
the Kofu Basin

Memory tip

盆 is a tray, so 盆地 is land shaped like a tray with mountains for a rim. That rim traps the air, which is why basins are famously hot in summer and cold in winter.

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