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化石 (かせき): fossil, petrifaction, fossilization — Japanese vocabulary

化石 is read かせき and means "fossil, petrifaction, fossilization". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

化石

Reading
かせき · kaseki
Translation
fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かせきが

Example

まるで化石みたいな人間だわ。

まるでかせきみたいなにんげんだわ。

He is a living fossil!

Kanji in this word

  • 化 — change, transform
  • 石 — Stone

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