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堆積物 (たいせきぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

堆たい積せき物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

sediment; deposit

Refers to material that settles or accumulates, often in geological, environmental, or industrial contexts.

川かわ底ぞこに堆たい積せき物ぶつがたまっている

。

Sediment has accumulated on the riverbed.

この地ち域いきの堆たい積せき物ぶつから化か石せきが発はっ見けんされた。

Fossils were discovered in the deposits of this area.

Kanji

堆piled high
積volume, product (x*y), acreage
物thing, object, matter

Related words

土ど砂しゃN1
堆積物 is a technical geology term for accumulated sediment, whereas 土砂 is the common word used in news and everyday speech for earth and sand.

Word family

海かい底てい堆たい積せき物ぶつ
marine sediment

Built from

堆たい積せき+物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 堆積 (たいせき, 'accumulation, sedimentation') + 物 (ぶつ, 'thing, material').