also: ちれきせい
noun
Rare technical term for asphalt; the common word is アスファルト.
See also: アスファルト
地瀝青は、道路舗装に使われるアスファルトの古い呼び方だ。
地瀝青 is an old term for asphalt used in road paving.
アスファルト is the standard modern word for asphalt; 地瀝青 is a rare, technical synonym.
Compound of 地 (earth) and 瀝青 (bitumen/pitch), literally 'earth pitch'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in the modern era.