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N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

化石(かせき)fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      fossil

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation

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    化石 【かせき】

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      (つち)(なか)から恐竜(きょうりゅう)化石(かせき)()てきました。

      A dinosaur fossil has emerged from the ground. {fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation}

      • N2

      アンモナイトは、(むかし)(かい)化石(かせき)である。

      Ammonite is a fossil of an ancient shell. {fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation}

      • N2

      この化石(かせき)はとても(めずら)しいので、(たか)()()きます。

      This fossil is very rare, so it will be priced high. {fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation}

      • N2

      (さが)すだけは(さが)した。しかし、ティラノサウルスの化石(かせき)()つからなかった。

      I searched as much as I could. However, I couldn't find the fossil of a Tyrannosaurus. {fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation}

      • N2

      (ぼく)最近(さいきん)貝殻(かいがら)(ほね)化石(かせき)だけではなく、樹液(じゅえき)(ふん)化石(かせき)()になっています。

      Recently, I've been interested not only in fossilized shells and bones, but also in fossilized tree sap and dung. {fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation}

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