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カルデラ (karudera) Japanese meaning: caldera | Kotomora

カルデラ

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Meanings

1

caldera

Geological term for a large volcanic crater formed by collapse after an eruption.

阿あ蘇そ山さんには世せ界かい最さい大だい級きゅうのカルデラが

ある

。

Mount Aso has one of the largest calderas in the world.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉にカルデラができるa caldera forms at a location
噴ふん火かの後あと、火か山ざんの頂ちょう上じょうに大おおきなカルデラができた。
After the eruption, a large caldera formed at the top of the volcano.

Related words

火か口こうN2
カルデラ refers to a large, basin-shaped depression formed by collapse, while 火口 can describe smaller craters or the general summit opening.

Don't confuse with

火か口こうN2
火口 refers to any volcanic crater, while カルデラ specifically means a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano after an eruption.

Word family

カルデラ湖こ
caldera lake

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish 'caldera', meaning 'cauldron'.