橋（はし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: bridge
Example sentences
- 川にかかった長い橋を渡る。 — I cross the long bridge over the river.
- この橋は百年も前に作られた。 — This bridge was built as long as a hundred years ago.
Idioms & proverbs containing “橋”
- 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; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge
- 石橋を叩いて渡る (いしばしをたたいてわたる) — being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
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