鳴門 (なると) — strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow

鳴門 is read なると and listed as a noun. Meaning: strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 鳴門.

  • 共鳴 きょうめい resonance
  • 悲鳴 ひめい shriek
  • 鳴く なく to make sound (of an animal)
  • 鳴る なる to sound
  • 雷鳴 らいめい thunder
  • 怒鳴る どなる to shout (in anger)
  • 一門 いちもん family
  • 関門 かんもん barrier
  • 校門 こうもん school gate
  • 宗門 しゅうもん (religious) denomination
  • 正門 せいもん main gate
  • 専門 せんもん speciality