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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

火山

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kazan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Volcan/vɒlˈkæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その火山は観光地としても人気があります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

    "The active volcano began to spew ash and smoke high into the atmosphere."
  2. 2

    A mountain or hill formed by the accumulation of erupted material.

    "Hikers reached the summit of the dormant volcano after a grueling three-hour climb."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian volcano, originating from Latin Vulcanus, the name of the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking. The term evolved during the Renaissance to describe geological formations characterized by openings in the Earth's crust through which lava and gases erupt.

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