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海食棚 (かいしょくだな, kaishokudana) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい食しょく棚だな

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Meanings

1

wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench

Geological term for a flat, eroded rock surface at the base of a sea cliff, formed by wave action. Also called 波食棚 or 波食台.

See also: 波食棚 · 波食台

海かい岸がんの崖がけの下したに海かい食しょく棚だなが広ひろがっている。

A wave-cut platform spreads out at the base of the coastal cliff.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
食eat, food
棚shelf, ledge, rack

Related words

波は食しょく棚だな
Synonym; 波食棚 uses 波 (wave) instead of 海 (sea), but both refer to the same geological feature.
波は食しょく台だい
Synonym; 波食台 is another term for a wave-cut platform, with 台 suggesting a flat surface or bench.

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海かい食しょく+棚たな

Etymology

Compound of 海食 (かいしょく, 'sea erosion') and 棚 (だな, 'shelf'), referring to a shelf-like rock surface formed by marine erosion.