Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 震源(しんげん) in Japanese

震源
Kana Reading
しんげん
Romaji
shingen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

15 strokes

quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ふる.う, ふる.える

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JLPT 1

13 strokes

source, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: みなもと

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