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陥没湖 (かんぼつこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陥かん没ぼつ湖こ

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Meanings

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noun

lake formed in a volcanic caldera

Geological term for a lake that occupies a depression formed by volcanic collapse.

十と和わ田だ湖こは陥かん没ぼつ湖この一いち例れいです。
Lake Towada is an example of a lake formed in a volcanic caldera.

Kanji

陥collapse, fall into, cave in
没drown, sink, hide
湖lake

Similar words

カルデラ湖こ
カルデラ湖 is a more common synonym, also meaning a lake in a volcanic caldera. 陥没湖 is a less frequent, more technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 陥没 (collapse, subsidence) and 湖 (lake). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.