団だん塊かい

noun

mass; lump; clod; clump

A somewhat written or technical word for a compact mass or lump of material; everyday Japanese often uses 塊 instead.

• 畑はたけの土つちには硬かたい団だん塊かいがいくつも残のこっていた。

  Several hard clods remained in the field soil.

noun

nodule

Geological use for a rounded mineral or rock nodule, often seen in compounds such as マンガン団塊.

• 海かい底ていからマンガン団だん塊かいが採さい取しゅされた。

  Manganese nodules were collected from the seafloor.

noun

baby boom generation; baby boomers born in 1947-1949

Abbreviated use from 団塊の世代, referring specifically to Japan's postwar baby-boom cohort born around 1947-1949; common in social, economic, and media contexts.

See also: 団塊の世代

• 団だん塊かいの世せ代だいが定てい年ねんを迎むかえ、労ろう働どう市し場じょうに大おおきな影えい響きょうが出でた。

  As the baby boom generation reached retirement age, it had a major impact on the labor market.