地盤沈下（じばんちんか）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: land subsidence
Example sentences
- 地下水のくみ上げで地盤沈下が起きる。 — Pumping up groundwater causes the ground to subside.
- 地盤沈下の対策をとる。 — Take measures against land subsidence.
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