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谷氷河 (たにひょうが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

谷たに氷ひょう河が

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ひょ

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が

Meanings

1

noun

valley glacier

A glacier that flows down a mountain valley. Technical term used in geography and earth sciences.

谷たに氷ひょう河がは、山やまの谷たにに沿そって流ながれ下くだる氷ひょう河がです。
A valley glacier is a glacier that flows down a mountain valley.

Kanji

谷valley
氷icicle, ice, hail
河river

Similar words

氷ひょう河が
氷河 is the general term for glacier, while 谷氷河 specifically refers to a valley glacier.

Etymology

Compound of 谷 (たに, 'valley') and 氷河 (ひょうが, 'glacier').