地殻 ちかく Meanings Noun (Earth's) crust Kanji 地 land. Read as チ. 殻 shell. Read as カク. Words containing 地殻 地殻変動 (ちかくへんどう) diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust) 地殻均衡説 (ちかくきんこうせつ) (theory of) isostasy 大陸地殻 (たいりくちかく) continental crust And 1 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists