地質学(ちしつがく)

ちしつがく
noun
geology
educationnature
1. geology
The scientific study of the earth's physical structure, rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape the land over time.
地質学(ちしつがく)を専攻(せんこう)して火山(かざん)を研究(けんきゅう)したい。
I want to major in geology and study volcanoes.
地質学(ちしつがく)の調査(ちょうさ)で、この地域(ちいき)には活断層(かつだんそう)があることが分(わ)かった。
A geological survey revealed that there is an active fault in this area.
地震(じしん)が頻発(ひんぱつ)する日本(にほん)では、地質学(ちしつがく)の知識(ちしき)が建築(けんちく)や都市計画(としけいかく)にも活(い)かされている。
In earthquake-prone Japan, geological knowledge is also applied to architecture and urban planning.

A compound of 地質(ちしつ) (geological composition) and 学(がく) (study, discipline). Particularly relevant in Japan, which sits on the junction of four tectonic plates and has numerous active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 地学(ちがく): earth science — a broader field that includes geology, meteorology, and oceanography
  • 鉱物学(こうぶつがく): mineralogy — the study of minerals specifically
  • 地理学(ちりがく): geography — studies spatial relationships between people and environments, overlaps with geology in physical geography

Related Words

Compare: 地学(ちがく) (earth science)
Compare: 地理学(ちりがく) (geography)
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