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太平洋プレート (taiheiyoupureeto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

太たい平へい洋ようプレート

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Meanings

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Pacific plate

Geological term for the major tectonic plate underlying the Pacific Ocean.

日本にほん列れっ島とうは太たい平へい洋ようプレートの沈しずみ込こみ

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The Japanese archipelago is located on the subduction zone of the Pacific plate.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
平even, flat, peace
洋ocean, sea, foreign

Built from

太たい平へい洋よう+プレート

Etymology

Compound of 太平洋 (Taiheiyō, 'Pacific Ocean') and プレート (purēto, 'plate'), a direct translation of the English geological term.