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流氷 (りゅうひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

流りゅう氷ひょう

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Meanings

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noun

drift ice; ice floe

Refers to ice floating on the sea, especially seasonal drift ice seen off Hokkaido. Often used in contexts like 流氷観光 (drift ice sightseeing).

北ほっ海かい道どうのオホーツク海かいでは、冬ふゆになると流りゅう氷ひょうが見みられます。
In winter, you can see drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido.

流りゅう氷ひょうの上うえを歩あるくツアーが人にん気きです。

Tours where you walk on the ice floes are popular.

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
氷icicle, ice, hail

Similar words

氷ひょう山ざん
氷山 is an iceberg, a large piece of freshwater ice broken off from a glacier, while 流氷 is sea ice that drifts on the water.
結けっ氷ぴょう
結氷 refers to the freezing of a water surface, whereas 流氷 is the resulting ice that floats and moves.

Etymology

Compound of 流 (ryū, 'flow, drift') and 氷 (hyō, 'ice'), literally 'drifting ice'.