Word Meaning 震源

しんげん shingen

震源 is read as しんげん (shingen) and means hypocentre (of an earthquake).

Meaning

English

hypocentre (of an earthquake)
hypocenter

Reading

Kana

しんげん

Romaji

shingen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13253 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

震源時

しんげんじ

origin time (of an earthquake)

震源地

しんげんち

epicenter

震源域

しんげんいき

hypocentral region

震源距離

しんげんきょり

hypocentral distance

震源断層

しんげんだんそう

earthquake source fault

震災

しんさい

Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

震災関連死

しんさいかんれんし

earthquake-related death

震災記念日

しんさいきねんび

anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake

震度階級

しんどかいきゅう

seismic intensity scale

資源

しげん

resources

電源

でんげん

power (button on TV, etc.)

源

みなもと

source (of a river)