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運搬作用 (うんぱんさよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

運うん搬ぱん作さ用よう

Meanings

1

noun

transportation (geology)

Geological term for the movement of sediment or rock material by natural agents such as water, wind, or ice.

河か川せんの運うん搬ぱん作さ用ようによって、砂すなや礫れきが下か流りゅうへ運はこばれる。
Sand and gravel are carried downstream by the river's transportation action.
風かぜの運うん搬ぱん作さ用ようで砂さ丘きゅうが形けい成せいされる。
Dunes are formed by the transportation action of wind.

Kanji

運carry, luck, destiny
搬conveyor, carry, transport
作make, production, prepare
用

utilize, business, service

Similar words

浸しん食しょく作さ用よう
浸食作用 refers to erosion, the process of wearing away material, while 運搬作用 specifically refers to the subsequent movement of that material.
堆たい積せき作さ用よう
堆積作用 is the deposition of material after it has been transported, whereas 運搬作用 is the transport phase itself.

Etymology

Compound of 運搬 (transport, carrying) and 作用 (action, effect), used as a technical term in geology.