No. 2,409 in Japanese
フカ
"フカ" (fuka) means "shark" in English.
In a sentence
フカは深海魚として知られています。
The shārk is known as a deep-sea fish.
Here, フカ (fuka) is used as a noun referring to 'shārk', which is the Japanese name for a certain type of shark existing in the deep sea.
彼の考えはすごくフカイです。
His thoughts are very deep.
In this sentence, the related word 深い (fukai) is used as an adjective meaning 'deep,' expressing the profoundness of his thoughts.
フカ作業中は安心装置を使用してください。
Please use safety equipment during decompression work.
Here, フカ (fuka) operates as a concept short for 'decompression,' important in construction or medical terms indicating decompression activities.
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