楯たて状じょう火か山ざん

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Meanings

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noun

shield volcano

A broad, gently sloping volcano built by fluid lava flows. Technical term used in geology.

shield, buckler, pretext

状status quo, conditions, circumstances

火fire

山mountain

成せい層そう火か山ざん
A stratovolcano with steep, conical shape, unlike the broad, gently sloping shield volcano.

Compound of 楯状 (shield-shaped) and 火山 (volcano), a calque of English 'shield volcano'.