Japanese symbol for “marl”
泥灰岩
でいかいがん
Romaji: deikaigan
marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
In Japanese, marl is 泥灰岩, read でいかいがん (deikaigan).
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Meanings
- n marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “marl”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥灰土 | でいかいど deikaido | marl |
| マール | マール maaru | marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar; robber |
| 泥酔 | でいすい deisui | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま doronuma | bog; marsh; swamp |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ undeinosa | wide difference; a world of difference |
| 汚泥 | おでい odei | sludge; slime; dregs |
| 泥炭 | でいたん deitan | peat |
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey; gray; ashen |
| 灰皿 | はいざら haizara | ashtray |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.