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：2026/01/09
甌穴
Hiragana
おうけつ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
川の流れによって岩盤などにできた円形または壺状の穴。激しい渦巻きや砂礫が同じ場所で回転し続けることで形成される地形。ポットホール、ジャイアンツケトルとも呼ばれる。 / 比喩的に、物事が渦巻き停滞する場所や状況を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かわのながれでいしがまわりけずってできるまるいあな
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
壶穴；河床锅穴 / 河床或岩面上由旋涡侵蚀形成的圆形坑洞 / 巨人壶（大型壶穴）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
河水渦流與礫石旋磨於岩石表面形成的圓形或筒狀凹坑 / 河床常見的沖蝕地貌，亦稱壺穴、巨人鍋
Korean Meaning
하천의 소용돌이와 자갈의 마모로 암반에 생긴 원형 구멍 / 하천 침식으로 형성된 포트홀 / ‘거인의 솥’이라 불리는 자연 암반 구멍
Indonesian
lubang gerusan berbentuk bulat pada batu dasar sungai / formasi lubang alami di dasar sungai akibat erosi berputar
Vietnamese Meaning
hố bào mòn tròn sâu trên đáy sông do nước xoáy / hố xói mòn dạng nồi trên nền đá của dòng chảy / nồi khổng lồ (địa mạo): hố tròn do sỏi đá quay mài khoét
Tagalog Meaning
Pabilog na hukay sa batuhan ng ilog na hinulma ng pag-ikot ng tubig at mga bato. / Pothole sa ilog; kilala rin bilang giant's kettle. / Hukay na parang kawa sa ilog na nabuo sa erosyon.
Sense（1）
Giant's kettle, pothole, the formation in a river
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Giant's kettle, pothole, the formation in a river
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甌穴
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This giant's kettle was formed during the Ice Age.
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この甌穴は氷河時代に形成されたものです。
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