Japanese symbol for “detritus”
砕屑物
さいせつぶつ
Romaji: saisetsubutsu
detritus; clastic material
In Japanese, detritus is 砕屑物, read さいせつぶつ (saisetsubutsu).
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Meanings
- n detritus; clastic material (geol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “detritus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岩屑 | がんせつ gansetsu | detritus; debris |
| デトリタス | デトリタス detoritasu | detritus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | pulverization; pulverisation |
| 玉砕 | ぎょくさい gyokusai | honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat |
| 火砕流 | かさいりゅう kasairyuu | pyroclastic flow |
| 砕石 | さいせき saiseki | crushed stone; macadam |
| 破砕 | はさい hasai | crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush |
| 星屑 | ほしくず hoshikuzu | (countless) stars in the night sky |
| 藻屑 | もくず mokuzu | scraps of seaweed |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “detritus”.
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