Kanaate #36 answers (October 27, 2026)

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4-kana answer: みはらし

Written: 見晴らし ・ Romaji: miharashi ・ Dictionary gloss: (scenic) view

Meaning

A wide view from a place, especially one where you can see far without many things blocking the view.

Example sentences

  • 丘の上は見晴らしがよく、町の先まで見えました。

    Oka no ue wa miharashi ga yoku, machi no saki made miemashita.

    The view from the hill was clear, and we could see beyond the town.

  • 見晴らしのよい窓辺で、景色を眺めていました。

    Miharashi no yoi madobe de, keshiki o nagamete imashita.

    I was looking at the scenery by the window with a good view.

Note

見晴らし describes how widely you can see from a place. 景色 (keshiki) refers to the scenery itself.

Related words

  • 景色
  • 眺め
  • 展望

About the shape of this word

  • 4 hiragana.
  • No kana is repeated.
  • No dakuten, handakuten or small kana: every letter is a plain kana.

5-kana answer: どっきんぐ

Written: ドッキング ・ Romaji: dokkingu ・ Dictionary gloss: docking

Meaning

Dokking means joining two vehicles, machines, or other parts together.

Example sentences

  • 二つの宇宙船が宇宙空間でドッキングしました。

    Futatsu no uchūsen ga uchū kūkan de dokkingu shimashita.

    Two spacecraft docked in space.

  • 二つの機械をドッキングさせて、一つにしました。

    Futatsu no kikai o dokkingu sasete, hitotsu ni shimashita.

    We docked the two machines together to make one unit.

Note

Dokking is used with suru, as in dokkingu suru, to mean to dock or join together. It is written in katakana and is used especially for machines and vehicles.

Related words

  • 接続
  • 連結
  • 結合

About the shape of this word

  • 5 hiragana.
  • No kana is repeated.
  • It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): ど, ぐ. Use the ゛ key to type them.
  • It contains small kana: っ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.

Sources: readings and English glosses come from JMdict (© EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). The notes are written by the Kanaate editors. If you spot a mistake, please tell us through the contact on the About page.

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