断層

See also: 斷層 and 断层

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断	層
だん Grade: 5	そう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
斷層 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

断(だん)層(そう) • (dansō)

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

Synonyms

ずれ (zure): (physical) slippage, a gap, shear; (metaphorical) a mismatch, a lag, a disparity
食(く)い違(ちが)い (kuichigai): a discrepancy, a difference (of opinion)

References

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

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

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