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    3. 活断層

    活断層

    活かつ断だん層そう

    active fault

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentScience & MathKanji Vocab34 strokes

    かつだんそう

    Noun

    1.
    active fault
    geology

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    層
    stratum・social class・layer・story・floor
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