erosion in Japanese
erosion in Japanese is 浸食 — erosion means the gradual wearing away of land or rock by water, wind, or ice.
erosion in Japanese
浸食
Pronounced: shinshoku
What does "erosion" mean?
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noun The gradual wearing away of land or rock by water, wind, or ice.
"Coastal erosion has claimed several metres of beach in the past decade."
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noun The gradual weakening or loss of something over time.
"There has been a slow erosion of workers' rights over the years."
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erosion in a sentence
- Coastal erosion has claimed several metres of beach in the past decade.
- Farmers plant trees to reduce soil erosion.
- There has been a slow erosion of workers' rights over the years.
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What is "erosion" in Japanese?
"erosion" in Japanese is 浸食. erosion means: The gradual wearing away of land or rock by water, wind, or ice.
How do you pronounce 浸食?
"erosion" in Japanese is 浸食, pronounced "shinshoku".
How do you use "erosion" in a sentence?
Example: "Coastal erosion has claimed several metres of beach in the past decade." In Japanese, "erosion" is 浸食.
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