激震

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
激 震
げき
Grade: 6 		しん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

激(げき)震(しん) • (gekishin) ←げきしん (gekisin)?

  1. (seismology) earthquake of intensity 7 (JMA scale); violent earthquake
    Coordinate terms: 無感, 微震, 軽震, 弱震, 中震, 強震, 烈震, 激震
  2. (by extension) shakeup; shock
    業界(ぎょうかい)に激震(げきしん)が走(はし)った
    gyōkai ni gekishin ga hashitta
    sent shockwaves through the industry
    (literally, “a violent earthquake ran through the industry”)

References

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