Chinese

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shake; shock; sign in trigram root; source; origin
trad. (震源)
simp. #(震源)

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Noun

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震源

  1. (seismology) hypocenter; focus of an earthquake

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: S
げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しん)(げん) (shingen

  1. (seismology) hypocenter
    ()()(けんほく)西(せい)()(しん)(げん)する()(しん)
    Chiba-ken hokuseibu o shingen to suru jishin
    an earthquake with a hypocenter in northwestern Chiba Prefecture
  2. (figuratively) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
    アメリカメディアによりますと、ミネソタ(しゅう)(しん)(げん)とした(こう)()デモ(すく)なくとも75(ななじゅうご)()()(ひろ)がったということです。
    amerika media ni yorimasu to, Minesota-shū o shingen toshita kōgi demo wa sukunakutomo nanajūgo no toshi ni hirogatta toiu koto desu.
    According to US media, protests centered on the state of Minnesota spread to at least 75 cities.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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震源 (jinwon) (hangeul 진원)

  1. Hanja form? of 진원.