Meaning of 地表 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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地表
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Kana Readingちひょう
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Romajichihyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- surface of the earth; ground surface
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Example Sentences
地表, ちひょう used in context
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Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
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About three fourths of the earth's surface consists of water.
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雨林は地表のわずか２％をしめるに過ぎないが、世界の野生の動植物、及び昆虫の半分以上の種類がそこで生息している。
Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
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A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
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Kanji found in this word
surface, table, chart, diagram
On: ヒョウ
Kun: おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, あら.わす
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