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漣痕 (れんこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

漣れん痕こん

れ

ん

こ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

geology

Geological term for wave-like patterns preserved in sedimentary rock or sand, formed by water or wind currents.

この地ち層そうには漣れん痕こんがはっきりと残のこっている。
Ripple marks are clearly preserved in this stratum.

Kanji

漣ripples
痕mark, foot print

Etymology

Compound of 漣 (ren, 'ripple') and 痕 (kon, 'mark, trace'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the geological meaning.