断層

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See also: 斷層 and 断层

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断 層
だん
Grade: 5 		そう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
斷層 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 斷層 / 断层 (dwanX dzong, literally “be cut in two + double; layer”). Compare modern Mandarin 斷層／断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”).

Pronunciation

Noun

断(だん)層(そう) • (dansō) 

  1. (seismology, geology) fault
  2. (figuratively) gap
    世代間(せだいかん)の断層(だんそう)
    sedai kan no dansō
    generation gap

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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