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中新世 (ちゅうしんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう新しん世せい

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Meanings

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noun

Miocene epoch

Geological epoch from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago. Used in scientific and educational contexts.

中ちゅう新しん世せいには、哺ほ乳にゅう類るいがさらに多た様よう化かした。
During the Miocene epoch, mammals diversified further.

Kanji

中

in, inside, middle

新new

世generation, world, society

Similar words

鮮せん新しん世せい
鮮新世 is the Pliocene epoch, which follows the Miocene.
漸ぜん新しん世せい
漸新世 is the Oligocene epoch, which precedes the Miocene.

Etymology

From 中 (middle) + 新 (new) + 世 (epoch), a calque of the English 'Miocene'.