Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
がく
Grade: 1
しゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
地震學者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Could be interpreted as either 地震学 (jishingaku, seismology) +‎ (-sha, -ist) or 地震 (jishin, earthquake) +‎ 学者 (gakusha, scholar, -ologist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɕĩŋɡa̠kɯ̟ɕa̠]

Noun

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()(しん)(がく)(しゃ) (jishingakushaぢしんがくしや (disingakusya)?

  1. a seismologist