トンネル

とんねる
noun
tunnel
1. tunnel
An underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a road, river, or other obstacle.
トンネルを抜(ぬ)けると海(うみ)が見(み)えた。
When we emerged from the tunnel, we could see the ocean.
トンネルを抜ける = to pass through a tunnel
この山(やま)を通(とお)るトンネルは5キロもある。
The tunnel through this mountain is 5 kilometers long.
トンネル工事(こうじ)で渋滞(じゅうたい)していた。
There was traffic congestion due to tunnel construction.

FAMOUS LITERARY REFERENCE: The opening line of Kawabata Yasunari's novel "Snow Country" (雪国(ゆきぐに)): 「国境(くにざかい)の長(なが)いトンネルを抜(ぬ)けると雪国(ゆきぐに)であった」(The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • トンネルを抜(ぬ)ける (to pass through a tunnel)
  • トンネル工事(こうじ) (tunnel construction)
  • 海底(かいてい)トンネル (undersea tunnel)
  • 地下(ちか)トンネル (underground tunnel)
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