Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 永久凍土(えいきゅうとうど) in Japanese

永久凍土
Kana Reading
えいきゅうとうど
Romaji
eikyūtōdo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    permafrost
    Example sentence
    地球の表面の5分の1は永久凍土覆われている One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.

Examples of 永久凍土, えいきゅうとうど in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

10 strokes

frozen, congeal, refrigerate

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: こお.る, こご.える, こご.る, い.てる, し.みる

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JLPT 2

5 strokes

eternity, long, lengthy

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い

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JLPT 2

3 strokes

long time, old story

On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: ひさ.しい

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

soil, earth, ground, Turkey

On'Yomi: ド, ト

Kun'Yomi: つち

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