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瀝青岩 (れきせいがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

瀝れき青せい岩がん

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Meanings

1

asphalt rock; bituminous rock

Technical term in geology and civil engineering for natural rock impregnated with asphalt or bitumen.

この地ち域いきでは瀝れき青せい岩がんが産さん出しゅつされる。

Asphalt rock is mined in this region.

Kanji

瀝dropping
青blue, green
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Related words

アスファルト
アスファルト is the common word for asphalt as a paving material, while 瀝青岩 refers specifically to the natural rock containing bitumen.

Etymology

Compound of 瀝青 (bitumen, asphalt) and 岩 (rock). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.