浅発地震

Reading

Kana: せんぱつじしん

Romaji: senpatsujishin

Definition

noun

1

shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake

See also: 深発地震

Kanji

浅

Readings: セン、 あさ.い

Meanings: shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver