強震

Chinese

strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
shake; shock; sign in trigram
trad. (強震)
simp. (强震)

Pronunciation


Noun

強震

  1. strong shock; severe earthquake

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

(きょう)(しん) • (kyōshin

  1. strong earthquake (earthquake strong enough to crack walls and topple chimneys)
  2. (seismology) former classification corresponding to intensity 5 (JMA scale)
    Coordinate terms: 無感, 微震, 軽震, 弱震, 中震, 強震, 烈震, 激震