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震源地

震源地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: S
げん
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

震源地 (hiragana しんげんち, romaji shingenchi)

  1. epicenter(AmE), epicentre(BrE) - the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. (figuratively) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive .

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

震源地 (jinwonji) (hangeul 진원지)

  1. Hanja form? of 진원지, “epicenter(AmE), epicentre(BrE)”.