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震源地
震源地
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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震 | 源 | 地 |
しん Grade: S |
げん Grade: 6 |
ち Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Noun
震源地 (hiragana しんげんち, romaji 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
- ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3