大陸斜面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 陸 斜 面
たい
Grade: 1 		りく
Grade: 4 		しゃ
Grade: S 		めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From 大(たい)陸(りく) (tairiku, “continent”) + 斜(しゃ)面(めん) (shamen, “slope”).

Noun

大(たい)陸(りく)斜(しゃ)面(めん) • (tairiku-shamen) 

  1. (geology) The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean

See also

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