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地じ瀝れき青せい

also: ちれきせい

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Meanings

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noun

rare term

Rare technical term for asphalt; the common word is アスファルト.

See also: アスファルト

地じ瀝れき青せいは、道どう路ろ舗ほ装そうに使つかわれるアスファルトの古ふるい呼よび方かただ。
地瀝青 is an old term for asphalt used in road paving.

Written forms

地瀝青
- じれきせい
  Rare technical kanji spelling; the reading じれきせい is more common than ちれきせい.
- ちれきせい
  Alternate reading; less common than じれきせい.
ちれきせい

Kanji

地ground, earth
瀝dropping
青blue, green

Similar words

アスファルト
アスファルト is the standard modern word for asphalt; 地瀝青 is a rare, technical synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 地 (earth) and 瀝青 (bitumen/pitch), literally 'earth pitch'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in the modern era.