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蛮岩 (ばんがん, bangan) Japanese meaning: conglomerate | Kotomora

蛮ばん岩がん

Meanings

1

conglomerate; pudding stone

Geological term for a sedimentary rock composed of rounded pebbles cemented together. 'Pudding stone' is a colloquial English name.

この崖がけは蛮ばん岩がんでできている。
This cliff is made of conglomerate.

Kanji

蛮barbarian
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Etymology

Compound of 蛮 (ban, 'barbarian; coarse') and 岩 (gan, 'rock'), likely referring to the coarse, mixed appearance of the rock. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.