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砂利 (じゃり): gravel, ballast, pebbles — Japanese vocabulary

砂利 is read じゃり and means "gravel, ballast, pebbles". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

砂利

Reading
じゃり · jari
Translation
gravel, ballast, pebbles
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
じゃりが

Example

道路修理のために彼らは砂利をセメントで固めている。

どうろしゅうりのためにかれらはじゃりをセメントでかためている。

They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.

Kanji in this word

  • 砂 — sand
  • 利 — benefit, profit

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