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    3. 焦土

    焦土

    焦しょう土ど

    scorched earth

    KMT9News #29+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab15 strokes

    しょうど

    Noun

    1.
    scorched earth

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    戦せん争そうで町まちは焦しょう土どと化 した。

    The town was reduced to scorched earth by the war.

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    火か災さいの後あと、森もりは焦しょう土どのようだった。

    After the fire, the forest was like scorched earth.

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    焦しょう土ど作さく戦せんは敵てきの進しん軍ぐんを遅おくらせるために用もちいられた。

    The scorched-earth strategy was used to delay the enemy's advance.

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    噴ふん火かにより、その地ち域いきは焦しょう土どと化 した。

    Due to the volcanic eruption, the area became scorched earth.

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    干かんばつが続つづき、農のう地ちわは焦しょう土どと化かしてしまった。

    The drought continued, and the farmland turned into scorched earth.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    焦
    こ.げる・こ.がす・こ.がれる・あせ.る・じ.れる・じ.らす…(1)
    char・hurry・impatient・irritate・burn…(2)
    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
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