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曲窪 (きょくわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

曲きょく窪わ

Meanings

1

noun

downwarp

geology

Geological term for a broad, gentle downward flexure of the Earth's crust. Technical use in geology.

この地ち域いきには大おおきな曲きょく窪わが存そん在ざいする。
A large downwarp exists in this region.

Kanji

曲bend, music, melody
窪depression, cave in, sink

Etymology

Compound of 曲 (curve, bend) and 窪 (hollow, depression), literally 'curved hollow'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the geological meaning.