激震

Japanese

Kanji in this term
激	震
げき Grade: 6	しん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げきしん [gèkíshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞kʲiɕĩɴ]

Noun

激(げき)震(しん) • (gekishin) ^{←げきしん (gekisin)?}

1. (seismology) earthquake of intensity 7 (JMA scale); violent earthquake

   Coordinate terms: 無感, 微震, 軽震, 弱震, 中震, 強震, 烈震, 激震

2. (by extension) shakeup; shock

   業界(ぎょうかい)に激震(げきしん)が走(はし)った

   gyōkai ni gekishin ga hashitta

   sent shockwaves through the industry

   (literally, “a violent earthquake ran through the industry”)