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) 

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

    References
    1. 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
    Hanja in this term
    震源地

    Noun

    震源地 • (jinwonji) (hangeul 진원지)

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