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地形ちけい (chikei)

terrain, topography, geographical features

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地形 (ちけい, chikei) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “terrain, topography, geographical features”.

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ここはなだらかな地形ちけいです。

The landscape here is characterized by its gentle slopes.

BostonDynamicsのロボット「RHex」は、いろんな地形ちけいを走はしれるすごいやつです。

Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.

それからその路線ろせんの通とおる最良さいりょうの道筋みちすじを決きめる必要ひつようがある。それは何なによりもその路線ろせんが通とおる地形ちけいによって決きまる。

It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.

暖あたたかい軽かるい空気くうきは山越やまごえすると上空じょうくうに上昇じょうしょうし、地上ちじょうには下おりてこないことなど、風かぜは地形ちけいによって変かわります。

When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.

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