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沈殿物 (ちんでんぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

沈ちん殿でん物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees

Refers to solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid, including natural sediment, chemical precipitates, industrial sludge, and wine lees.

ワインの瓶びんの底そこに沈ちん殿でん物ぶつがたまっていた。
Sediment had accumulated at the bottom of the wine bottle.

化か学がく実じっ験けんで沈ちん殿でん物ぶつが生しょうじた。

A precipitate formed in the chemical experiment.

Written forms

沈ちん殿でん物ぶつ
Standard kanji spelling for 'sediment' or 'precipitate'.
沈ちん澱でん物ぶつ
Variant spelling using 澱 (dregs/sediment); less common than 沈殿物.

Kanji

沈sink, be submerged, subside
殿Mr., hall, mansion
物thing, object, matter
澱sediment, grounds, dregs

Similar words

沈ちん殿でん
沈殿 is the process of sedimentation or precipitation; 沈殿物 is the resulting substance.
堆たい積せき物ぶつ
堆積物 refers to accumulated deposits in a broader sense (e.g., geological layers), while 沈殿物 specifically settles from a liquid.

Etymology

Compound of 沈殿 (sedimentation, from 沈 'sink' + 殿 'settle') + 物 'thing'. The spelling 沈澱物 uses 澱 (dregs/sediment) instead of 殿.