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化石かせき (kaseki)

fossil, petrifaction, fossilization

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Meaning

化石 (かせき, kaseki) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “fossil, petrifaction, fossilization”.

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Example sentences 12

この辺へんは貝かいの化石かせきが多おおい

There are a lot of fossil seashells around here.

それは歯の化石だった。

It was the fossil of a tooth.

化石かせき燃料ねんりょうの値段ねだんが急騰きゅうとうした。

Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.

まるで化石かせきみたいな人間にんげんだわ。

He is a living fossil!

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