堤防

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 堤防 is read as ていぼう and means an embankment or levee built to contain water.
• Basic usage: It can identify a riverside embankment used as a route or a levee inspected before heavy rain.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Traveling along a river
  • 川沿いの堤防 is the river embankment along which the bicycle is ridden. Example: 川沿いの堤防を自転車で走った。
• Inspecting flood protection
  • 堤防の状態を点検する means checking the condition of the levee in preparation for heavy rain. Example: 大雨に備えて作業員が堤防の状態を点検した。