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地溝 (ちこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち溝こう

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Meanings

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noun

rift valley

Geological term for a valley formed by the subsidence of land between faults.

東ひがしアフリカの大だい地ち溝こう帯たいは有ゆう名めいな地ち溝こうの例れいです。
The Great Rift Valley in East Africa is a famous example of a rift valley.

Kanji

地ground, earth
溝gutter, ditch, sewer

Similar words

断だん層そう
断層 is a fault (the fracture itself), while 地溝 is the valley formed by faulting.
峡きょう谷こく
峡谷 is a general canyon or gorge, often formed by erosion, while 地溝 specifically refers to a tectonic rift valley.

Etymology

Compound of 地 (chi, 'earth') and 溝 (kō, 'ditch, groove'), literally 'earth groove'. The reading is on'yomi.