River channel

Japanese: 河道 - かどう
River channel
〘 noun 〙 The area of ​​a river that is within the limits of what can be considered the width of the river. If there is a levee, it is the area between the levees. If there is no levee, it is the area occupied by the flowing water when the water level is high. ※Beio Kairan Jikki (1877)〈Kume Kunitake〉 2 "The river flows smoothly and is easy to navigate."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 河川で、川幅と考えられる限界内の区域。堤防がある場合はその間の区域。堤防がない場合は、高水位のときに流水によって占められる区域をいう。※米欧回覧実記(1877)〈久米邦武〉二「河道穏に流れて、運漕に便なり」

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