Japanese symbol for “epicenter”
震央
しんおう
Romaji: shin'ou
epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
In Japanese, epicenter is 震央, read しんおう (shin'ou).
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Meanings
- n epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “epicenter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震源地 | しんげんち shingenchi | epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre |
| エピセンター | エピセンター episentaa | epicenter |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 震度 | しんど shindo | seismic intensity |
| 震災 | しんさい shinsai | earthquake disaster |
| 大震災 | だいしんさい daishinsai | great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake |
| 震源 | しんげん shingen | hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus |
| 耐震 | たいしん taishin | resistant to earthquakes |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
| 中央大学 | ちゅうおうだいがく chuuoudaigaku | Chuo University |
See also: Chinese symbol for “epicenter”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.