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凍土

Reading

Kana: とうど
Romaji: toudo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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frozen soil

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 こお.る、 こご.える、 こご.る、 い.てる、 し.みる
Meanings: frozen, congeal, refrigerate
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey

Example Sentence

地球(ちきゅう)表面(ひょうめん)の5(ぶん)の1は永久(えいきゅう)凍土層(とうどそう)(おお)われている。
➥One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.
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