化石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
化	石

Etymology

From 化 (ka, “change into”) + 石 (seki, “stone”)

See also 化石する

Noun

化石 (hiragana かせき, romaji kaseki)

1. fossil, fossil remains
2. petrifaction
3. (metaphor, insult) out-of-date person, thing

Derived terms

化石化 (kasekika): fossilize 化石学 (kasekigaku): paleontology 化石層 (kasekisō): fossil bed 化石人類 (kaseki jinrui): fossil men 化石燃料 (kaseki nenryō): fossil fuel 化石類人猿 (kaseki ruijin'en): anthropoid fossil

微化石 (bikaseki): microfossil 糞化石 (funkaseki): coprolite, guano 示準化石 (jijun-kaseki): index fossil, key fossil 生痕化石 (seikon kaseki): trace fossil 生きた化石 (ikita kaseki): living fossil, relict

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

化石

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Noun

化石 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huàshí)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) fossil

Derived terms

• huàshí ránliào 化石燃料