堤防(ていぼう)

ていぼう
noun
embankment; levee; dike
geography
1. embankment; levee; dike
An artificial wall or bank, typically of earth or concrete, built along a river or coast to prevent flooding.
川(かわ)の堤防(ていぼう)を歩(ある)く。
To walk along the river embankment.
大雨(おおあめ)で堤防(ていぼう)が決壊(けっかい)するおそれがある。
There is a risk of the levee breaking due to heavy rain.
台風(たいふう)に備(そな)えて、堤防(ていぼう)の強化(きょうか)工事(こうじ)が進(すす)められている。
Construction to reinforce the embankment is underway in preparation for typhoons.

堤防(ていぼう) refers to man-made structures for flood prevention, built along rivers, coasts, or lakes.

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Related: 防波堤(ぼうはてい) (breakwater)
Related: 土手(どて) (embankment, bank)
Related: 洪水(こうずい) (flood)
Related: 水門(すいもん) (sluice gate)
Related: 決壊(けっかい)口(ぐち) (breach (in a levee or embankment))
Compare: 河川敷(かせんしき) (riverside area)
Compare: 河岸(かがん) (riverbank)
Compare: 防壁(ぼうへき) (defensive wall)
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Added 2026.3.25 22:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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