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汀段 (ていだん, teidan) Japanese meaning: tidal terrace | Kotomora

汀てい段だん

Meanings

1

tidal terrace; berm

Geological term for a flat or gently sloping platform formed by tidal action or wave erosion, often found along rocky coasts.

この海かい岸がんには、波なみの浸しん食しょくでできた汀てい段だんが見みられる。
On this coast, you can see a tidal terrace formed by wave erosion.

Kanji

汀water's edge, shore, bank
段grade, steps, stairs

Etymology

Compound of 汀 (shore, water's edge) and 段 (step, terrace). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the geological meaning.