震源地

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
震	源	地
しん Grade: S	げん Grade: 6	ち Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) しんげんち [shìńgéꜜǹchì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋɡẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun edit

震(しん)源(げん)地(ち) • (shingenchi)

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

References edit

^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term
震	源	地

Noun edit

震源地 • (jinwonji) (hangeul 진원지)

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

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