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都市化

Reading

Kana: としか
Romaji: toshika
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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urbanization; urbanisation

Kanji

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentence

都市化(としか)田園(でんえん)生活(せいかつ)をどんどん侵食(しんしょく)しています。
➥Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.
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