堆積岩

See also: 堆积岩

Chinese

to pile up; to heap up cliff; rock
trad. (堆積岩) 堆積
simp. (堆积岩) 堆积

Pronunciation


Noun

堆積岩

  1. sedimentary rock

Japanese

堆積岩 (taisekigan): a sandstone formation showing the striations common in sedimentary rock.
Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: S
せき
Grade: 4
がん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 堆積 (taiseki, accumulation, sedimentation) + (gan, rock).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

堆積岩 (hiragana たいせきがん, rōmaji taisekigan)

  1. sedimentary rock

Coordinate terms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.