さんじゅうはちどせん
38度線
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Noun
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
Example Sentences
38度線は朝鮮半島を南北に分断する境界線だ。
The 38th parallel is the boundary line that divides the Korean Peninsula into north and south.
彼は歴史の授業で、38度線が引かれた経緯について調べた。
He researched the circumstances behind how the 38th parallel came to be drawn, for his history class.
南北の緊張が高まるたびに、38度線付近の状況が世界中で報道される。
Whenever tensions between North and South rise, the situation near the 38th parallel is reported on around the world.
朝鮮戦争は1953年の休戦協定によって、ほぼ38度線沿いで停戦した。
The Korean War came to a ceasefire roughly along the 38th parallel with the armistice agreement of 1953.