震源

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Chinese

shake; shock; sign in trigram root; source; origin
trad. (震源) 震 源
simp. #(震源) 震 源

Pronunciation

Noun

震源

  1. (seismology) hypocenter; focus of an earthquake

Japanese

Kanji in this term
震 源
しん
Grade: S 		げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

震(しん)源(げん) • (shingen) 

  1. (seismology) hypocenter
    千(ち)葉(ば)県北(けんほく)西(せい)部(ぶ)を震(しん)源(げん)とする地(じ)震(しん)
    Chiba-ken hokuseibu o shingen to suru jishin
    an earthquake with a hypocenter in northwestern Chiba Prefecture
  2. (figuratively) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
    アメリカメディアによりますと、ミネソタ州(しゅう)を震(しん)源(げん)とした抗(こう)議(ぎ)デモは少(すく)なくとも75(ななじゅうご)の都(と)市(し)に広(ひろ)がったということです。
    amerika media ni yorimasu to, Minesota-shū o shingen toshita kōgi demo wa sukunakutomo nanajūgo no toshi ni hirogatta toiu koto desu.
    According to US media, protests centered on the state of Minnesota spread to at least 75 cities.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
震源

Noun

震源 • (jinwon) (hangeul 진원)

  1. hanja form? of 진원
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