Keyword
bridge
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig460
Readings
はし
(62%)
ばし
(15%)
Composed of
tree
tall
Mnemonic

A bridge is a tall structure made out of dead trees.

Why tall? Because it has to go over water, and it needs to have enough space under it to let ships pass through.

Used in vocabulary (135 in total)
bridge
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
stone bridge
suspension bridge; rope bridge
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
pedestrian bridge
railway bridge; iron bridge
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
Maebashi (city in Gunma)
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
bridgehead; beachhead
earthen bridge
(on the) bridge
suspension bridge; rope bridge
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
aqueduct; water bridge
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
bridge girder
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
wooden bridge
elevated bridge; viaduct
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
suspension bridge; rope bridge
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
pontoon bridge
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
bridge pillar
approach to a bridge
bridge girder
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
temporary bridge
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
sacred bridge
bridgehead; beachhead
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
bridge girder
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
bridge abutment
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
Marco Polo Bridge (China)
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
saddle tree
arched bridge
suspension bridge; rope bridge
gangway; boarding bridge
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
bridge designed to be underwater during a flood
fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s
Ishibashi Station (Osaka)
Marco Polo Bridge (China)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
western edge of a bridge
bridge pillar
pedestrian bridge; footbridge
unusual bridge
vine bridge; suspension bridge made from vines
bridge collapse
bridge building; cross-linking
famous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
drawbridge; bascule bridge
Kyōbashi Station (Tokyo)
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
(highway) overpass
bridge building; cross-linking
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
military bridge
bridge pillar
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
vine bridge; suspension bridge made from vines
wooden bridge (with planks)
pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
girder bridge
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine
rigid-frame bridge
the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)
Hashimoto's disease; Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
cantilever bridge; Gerber bridge
aqueduct; water bridge
rice noodle soup (Yunnan cuisine); (lit.) crossing-the-bridge noodles
elevated station; over-track station
natural bridge; natural arch
Sakurabashi Station
Dobashi Station
Hashiba Station
Examples (141 in total)
That old bridge is anything but safe.
That bridge is very beautiful.
That bridge is made of stone.