“Subsidence” in Japanese
Short answer
Subsidence in Japanese is “陥落” (kanraku). Full meaning: subsidence, sinking, cave-in, collapse, falling in; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.), surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.), demotion.
Other ways to say “Subsidence” in Japanese
陥入
kannyuu subsidence, depression, sinking, collapse, caving in; invagination
沈下
chinka sinking, subsidence
沈降
chinkou sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells), precipitation, settling; subsidence (e.g. of land), sinking, submerging
ちんか
chinka sinking, subsidence
陥没
kanbotsu cave-in, collapse, sinking, depression (e.g. of the skull), subsidence
下降
kakou descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence
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