変成岩
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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変 | 成 | 岩 |
へん Grade: 4 |
せい Grade: 4 |
がん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
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變成岩 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Compound of 変成 (hensei, “metamorphosis”) + 岩 (gan, “rock”). Unclear if this was coined in Japan using Sinitic elements, or if it was borrowed in its entirety from Chinese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Coordinate terms edit
- 火成岩 (かせいがん, kaseigan): igneous rock
- 堆積岩 (たいせきがん, taisekigan): sedimentary rock
See also edit
- 変成岩 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Metamorphic rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia