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成層火山 (せいそうかざん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい層そう火か山ざん

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Meanings

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stratovolcano; composite volcano

Technical term in geology for a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra.

富ふ士じ山さんは典てん型けい的てきな成せい層そう火か山ざんです

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Mount Fuji is a typical stratovolcano.

成せい層そう火か山ざんは、溶よう岩がんと火か山ざん灰ばいが交こう互ごに積つみ重かさなって形けい成せいされる。

Stratovolcanoes are formed by alternating layers of lava and volcanic ash.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
層stratum, social class, layer
火fire
山mountain

Related words

コニーデ
成層火山 is the standard Japanese term for a stratovolcano, while コニーデ is a less common loanword from German used mainly in older or specialized geological writing.

Built from

成せい層そう+火か山ざん

Etymology

Compound of 成層 (stratification, layering) and 火山 (volcano), directly translating the English 'stratovolcano'.