落差

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Chinese

to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
differ from; short of; to lack
differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
 
trad. (落差)
simp. #(落差)

Pronunciation


Noun

落差

  1. (geography) drop in elevation (of a waterfall, between two points in the course of a river, etc.)
  2. head drop (in hydroelectric power plants)
  3. (figurative) discrepancy (typically between reality and one's expectations); gap

Synonyms

  • (discrepancy):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らく
Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(らく)() (rakusaらくさ (rakusa)?

  1. (geography) drop in elevation (of a waterfall, between two points in the course of a river, etc.)
  2. discrepancy

References

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