Chinese

Noun

堆積岩

1. sedimentary rock

Japanese

堆積岩 (taisekigan): a sandstone formation showing the striations common in sedimentary rock.

Etymology

Compound of 堆積 ‎(taiseki, “accumulation, sedimentation”) +‎ 岩 ‎(gan, “rock”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) たいせき​がん [tàísékíꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka - [4])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ise̞kʲiɡ̃ã̠ɴ]

Noun

堆積岩 ‎(hiragana たいせきがん, romaji taisekigan)

1. sedimentary rock

Coordinate terms

• 火成岩 (かせいがん) ‎(kaseigan): igneous rock
• 変成岩 (へんせいがん) ‎(henseigan): metamorphic rock

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9