Word Meaning

みぞ mizo

溝 is read as みぞ (mizo) and means gap (between people, countries, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. gap (between people, countries, etc.)
  2. gulf
  3. rift
  4. groove
  5. tread
  6. indentation
  7. ditch
  8. drain

Reading

Kana

みぞ

Romaji

mizo

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5897 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海溝

かいこう

ocean trench

側溝

そっこう

gutter

排水溝

はいすいこう

drainage

Example Sentences

10

みちのよこにふかいみぞがある。

There is a deep ditch by the side of the road.

あめでみぞにみずがあふれた。

Because of the rain, the drain overflowed with water.

にわにちいさなみぞをほった。

I dug a small ditch in the yard.

みぞのふたがすこしずれている。

The gutter cover is slightly out of place.

このみぞははたけにみずをおくるためのものだ。

This channel is used to send water to the field.

くつのうらのみぞがすりへっている。

The grooves on the sole of the shoes are worn down.

こどもがみぞにおちそうになった。

The child almost fell into the gutter.

むらとむらのあいだにはふかいみぞがあった。

There was a deep ditch between the two villages.

むかしはみぞでせいかつはいすいをながしていた。

In the past, household wastewater was carried away through drains.

The gap between them has narrowed.