震源地

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

^ 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

Hanja in this term
震	源	地

Noun

震源地 • (jinwonji) (hangeul 진원지)

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

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