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巨石記念物 (きょせききねんぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ石せき記き念ねん物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

megalith; megalithic monument

Refers to large stone structures or monuments, often prehistoric. Used in archaeology and historical contexts.

イギリスにはストーンヘンジのような巨きょ石せき記き念ねん物ぶつが多おおく残のこって

いる

。

Many megalithic monuments like Stonehenge remain in England.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
石stone
記scribe, account, narrative
念wish, sense, idea
物thing, object, matter

Related words

巨きょ石せき
巨石 means 'huge rock' or 'boulder', while 巨石記念物 specifically refers to a monument made of such stones.
記き念ねん物ぶつ
記念物 is a general term for 'monument' or 'memorial', whereas 巨石記念物 narrows it to megalithic structures.

Built from

巨きょ石せき+記き念ねん物

Etymology

Compound of 巨石 (kyoseki, 'huge stone') and 記念物 (kinenbutsu, 'monument'). The term is a direct translation of the Western archaeological concept of 'megalith'.

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