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：2026/01/09
震源
Hiragana
しんげん
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
地震が発生した地下の地点。震央の真下に位置する。 / 比喩的に、ある事件・問題などの中心となる場所や発生源。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じめんのなかでじしんがはじまるばしょ。わるいことがいちばんひどいところにもつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
地球内部地震破裂的起始点。 / 比喻：灾害、疾病或危机最严重的地区、事态的核心区域。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
地震在地下的發生點；地震焦點 / （比喻）災難、疫情、危機等最嚴重的地區
Korean Meaning
지진학: 지진이 시작된 지하의 중심점 / 비유: 재난·질병·위기 등이 가장 심한 핵심 지역
Indonesian
hiposentrum; titik sumber gempa / (kias) wilayah pusat/terparah dari bencana, wabah, atau krisis
Vietnamese Meaning
(địa chấn) chấn tiêu; điểm phát sinh động đất / (nghĩa bóng) khu vực điểm nóng/tâm điểm của thảm họa, dịch bệnh hay khủng hoảng
Tagalog Meaning
hiposentro ng lindol / pinakaapektadong lugar ng isang sakuna, sakit, o krisis
Sense（1）
(seismology) hypocenter
Sense（2）
(figuratively) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
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(seismology) hypocenter / (figuratively) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
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The further the distance from the hypocenter, the weaker the earthquake shaking becomes.
The further the distance from the hypocenter, the weaker the earthquake shaking becomes.
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震源地からの距離が遠いほど、地震の揺れは弱くなります。
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