断層
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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断 | 層 |
だん Grade: 5 |
そう Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
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斷層 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 斷層/断层 (dwanX dzong, literally “be cut in two + double; layer”). Compare modern Mandarin 斷層/断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (seismology, geology) fault
- (figuratively) gap
- 世代間の断層
- sedai kan no dansō
- generation gap
- 世代間の断層
Synonyms edit
- ずれ (zure): (physical) slippage, a gap, shear; (metaphorical) a mismatch, a lag, a disparity
- 食い違い (kuichigai): a discrepancy, a difference (of opinion)