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片麻岩 (へんまがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

片へん麻ま岩がん

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Meanings

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noun

gneiss

mineralogy

A high-grade metamorphic rock with distinct banding. Used in geology and mineralogy.

この地ち域いきの基き盤ばん岩がんは主おもに片へん麻ま岩がんで構こう成せいされている。
The basement rock in this area is mainly composed of gneiss.

Kanji

片one-sided, leaf, sheet
麻hemp, flax, numb
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Etymology

The term is a direct translation of the German 'Gneis', using 片 (piece, fragment) and 麻 (hemp) to describe the rock's banded appearance. The reading is on'yomi.