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砕屑岩 (さいせつがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

砕さい屑せつ岩がん

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Meanings

1

clastic rock

Technical term in geology referring to rocks composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks.

砂さ岩がんや泥でい岩がんは砕さい屑せつ岩がんの

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Sandstone and mudstone are types of clastic rock.

Kanji

砕smash, break, crush
屑rubbish, junk, trash
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Word family

火か山ざん砕さい屑せつ岩がん
volcaniclastic rock

Etymology

Compound of 砕屑 (saisetsu, 'clastic') + 岩 (gan, 'rock'). The exact derivation of 砕屑 is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese term used in geology.