断層

See also: 斷層 and 断层

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 5
そう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 斷層断层 (dwanX dzong, literally be cut in two + double; layer). Compare modern Mandarin 斷層断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んそー [dàńsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠ɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

(だん)(そう) • (dansō) 

  1. (seismology, geology) fault
  2. (figuratively) gap
    世代間(せだいかん)断層(だんそう)
    sedai kan no dansō
    generation gap

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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