Explore Kotan through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Kotan
- In the example corpus, kotan often appears in combinations such as: kotan were.
Context around Kotan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kotan
- In this selection, "kotan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ainu, traditional and disappeared stand out and add context to how "kotan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ainu kotan were also and called a kotan in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kotan" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kotan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ainu kotan were also forced to move near fishing grounds so that the Japanese could secure a labor force. (19 words)
As a result, the traditional kotan disappeared and large villages of several dozen families were formed around the fishing grounds. (20 words)
Kotan were located in river basins and seashores where food was readily available, particularly in the basins of rivers through which salmon went upstream. (24 words)
Housing Ainu houses (from Popular Science Monthly Volume 33, 1888) Plan of an Ainu house The family would gather around the fireplace A village is called a kotan in the Ainu language. (32 words)
Kotan were located in river basins and seashores where food was readily available, particularly in the basins of rivers through which salmon went upstream. (24 words)
As a result, the traditional kotan disappeared and large villages of several dozen families were formed around the fishing grounds. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
Ainu kotan were also forced to move near fishing grounds so that the Japanese could secure a labor force.
As a result, the traditional kotan disappeared and large villages of several dozen families were formed around the fishing grounds.
Housing Ainu houses (from Popular Science Monthly Volume 33, 1888) Plan of an Ainu house The family would gather around the fireplace A village is called a kotan in the Ainu language.
Kotan were located in river basins and seashores where food was readily available, particularly in the basins of rivers through which salmon went upstream.
Common combinations with kotan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: