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側刻 (そっこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

側そっ刻こく

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Meanings

1

noun

lateral erosion

geology

Technical term in geology for the sideways erosion of a riverbank or valley wall.

側そっ刻こくによって川かわ幅はばが広ひろがる。
The river widens due to lateral erosion.

Kanji

側side, lean, oppose
刻engrave, cut fine, chop

Etymology

Compound of 側 (side) and 刻 (erode, carve). The reading そっこく is a regular on'yomi combination.