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閃緑岩 (せんりょくがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閃せん緑りょく岩がん

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Meanings

1

diorite

A coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock, intermediate in composition between granite and gabbro. Used in geology and petrology.

閃せん緑りょく岩がんは建けん築ちく材ざい料りょうと

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使つか

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こと

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ある

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Diorite is sometimes used as a building material.

Kanji

閃flash, brandish
緑green
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Word family

花か崗こう閃せん緑りょく岩がん
granodiorite

Etymology

The kanji 閃 (flash, glitter) and 緑 (green) combine with 岩 (rock) to describe the rock's appearance. The reading is on'yomi. The exact historical derivation of the term is uncertain.