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震源地
Hiragana
しんげんち
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
地震が発生した地下の一点の真上にあたる地表の地点 / 比喩的に、ある出来事や問題、活動などの中心となる場所や発生源
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちかでじしんがはじまったところのすぐうえにあるばしょ。こわいできごとのまんなかといういみでつかうこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
地震震中；地表上位于震源正上方的点 / 比喻：某活动或事件的焦点或中心，尤指危险或破坏性的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
地震震源正上方的地表點；震央。 / 比喻某活動或危險、破壞事態的核心所在。
Korean Meaning
지진의 진앙지; 지하 진원 바로 위의 지표상 지점 / 비유적: 위험하거나 파괴적인 활동의 중심지
Indonesian
episentrum gempa; titik di permukaan Bumi tepat di atas hiposentrum / (kiasan) pusat suatu kegiatan, terutama yang berbahaya atau merusak
Vietnamese Meaning
Tâm chấn (điểm trên bề mặt Trái Đất ngay trên chấn tiêu của trận động đất) / (Bóng) Tâm điểm hoặc điểm nóng của một hoạt động, đặc biệt khi nguy hiểm hay phá hoại
Tagalog Meaning
epicentro ng lindol / sentro ng lindol / sentro o pokus ng isang aktibidad, lalo na kung mapanganib
Sense（1）
epicenter(AmE), epicentre(BrE) - the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Sense（2）
(figuratively) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive .
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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 .
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震源地
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The epicenter is located about 100 kilometers southeast of Tokyo.
The epicenter is located about 100 kilometers southeast of Tokyo.
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震源地は、東京の南東約100キロの地点にあります。
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