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Chikuma in a sentence

Using Chikuma

  • In the example corpus, chikuma often appears in combinations such as: the chikuma, chikuma river.

Context around Chikuma

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cruisers 1×

Often after:

river 7×

Sentence patterns with Chikuma

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the chikuma river broke 2× along the chikuma river was 1× from the chikuma river gushing 1× near the chikuma river in 1× near the chikuma river was 1× on the chikuma river flooding 1× the cruisers chikuma 3 and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a five kilometre 1× a residential area 1× but serious flooding 1× floatplanes were lost 1× in nagano prefecture 1× in the city 1×

Common sentence endings:

and tone 2 1× floor on sunday 1× in nagano prefecture 1× nagano central japan 1× of nagano city 1× over residential areas 1×

Words around Chikuma

Just before it in the word index:

chikulamayembe 4 chikukwa 3 chiku 3 chikozho 6 chikoya 2 chikowi 2

Just after it in the word index:

chikumbutso 5 chikun 13 chikunga 9 chikungunya 20 chikuni 7 chikurubi 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11 abaca 11

Corpus analysis for Chikuma

  • In this selection, "chikuma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cruisers and river stand out and add context to how "chikuma" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the chikuma river broke and along the chikuma river was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chikuma" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chikuma

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A five-kilometre stretch near the Chikuma River was flooded. (10 words)

Floatplanes were lost from the cruisers Chikuma (3) and Tone (2). (11 words)

Partially submerged cars after the typhoon caused severe floods, near the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

But serious flooding was reported in central Japan’s Nagano, where a burst levee sent water from the Chikuma river gushing into residential neighbourhoods, flooding homes up to the second floor on Sunday. (33 words)

News footage showed a rescue helicopter hovering in a flooded area in Nagano prefecture where an embankment of the Chikuma River broke, and streams of water were continuing to spread over residential areas. (33 words)

In the city of Nagano, where a levee along the Chikuma River was breached, apple orchards were flooded, as were strawberry farms in the city of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

A five-kilometre stretch near the Chikuma River was flooded.

A residential area is flooded after an embankment of the Chikuma River broke due to Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano, central Japan.

But serious flooding was reported in central Japan’s Nagano, where a burst levee sent water from the Chikuma river gushing into residential neighbourhoods, flooding homes up to the second floor on Sunday.

In Nagano Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, a levee burst on the Chikuma River, flooding a wide area of Nagano City.

In the city of Nagano, where a levee along the Chikuma River was breached, apple orchards were flooded, as were strawberry farms in the city of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture.

News footage showed a rescue helicopter hovering in a flooded area in Nagano prefecture where an embankment of the Chikuma River broke, and streams of water were continuing to spread over residential areas.

Partially submerged cars after the typhoon caused severe floods, near the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture.

Floatplanes were lost from the cruisers Chikuma (3) and Tone (2).

Common combinations with chikuma

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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