沈澱

ちんでん

precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)

JLPT N1

Details

Part of Speech:
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Romaji:
chinden

Example Sentences

川底に沈澱が溜まって、水が濁っている。

The sediment has accumulated at the bottom of the river and the water is murky.

この湖は、雨が降ると沈澱が流れ込む。

This lake is prone to sedimentation when it rains.