Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
げき
Grade: 6
しん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(げき)(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)激震(げきしん)(はし)った
    gyōkai ni gekishin ga hashitta
    sent shockwaves through the industry
    (literally, “a violent earthquake ran through the industry”)

References edit

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