変成岩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変 成 岩
へん
Grade: 4 		せい
Grade: 4 		がん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變成岩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [hẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ːɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

変(へん)成(せい)岩(がん) • (henseigan) 

  1. metamorphic rock

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